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Every month and every visit to the veterinarian should include an oral care discussion about dogs and cats. The animal health industry parallels the dental months in human medicine with our own National Pet Dental Health Month in February supported by the AVMA.
PetMD’s Dr. Hanie Elfenbein, DVM, PhD, reminds dog owners that poor oral hygiene has also been linked to other health issues in dogs, including diabetes and heart disease, and it might even lead to a broken jaw. Dogs are experts at hiding pain, so owners may not even realize there’s a problem.
Source: PetMD, December 3, 2019. Link.
INSIGHTS: Our AHD team remains outspoken about making oral care an in-home-first priority for every pet and Comprehensive Oral Health Assessment and Treatment (COHAT) in the clinic. Link. While our industry has talked about this for decades, there is still a long way to go to make oral care a daily or even weekly practice. Happily, there are more tools for pet owners to use at home now and more media resources to expand pet owner education to complement what is done in veterinary clinics.
The Addison Biological Laboratories’ MAXI/GUARD® family of oral care wipes, gels and solutions were some of the first veterinary dental home care products available. Time proven, they are convenient and easy to use.
Also see: Reminder: February is Pet Dental Month, AHD, January 11, 2022. Link.
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