It is important to take care of your pets’ teeth

One of the biggest mistakes that we all make is to ignore the dental hygiene of our beloved animals. They need special care just like we do, so it is important to take this into consideration when you decide to adopt a pet.

Reddit user SeriesOfAdjectives explained that “One of the most common things we see, and a very serious issue at that, is dental disease in pets, and often the owner has no idea that their animal’s teeth are bad at all. Dental disease affects all body systems (bacteria and dental disease go hand in hand, and those bacteria end up all throughout the body, affecting organs such as the kidneys and the heart), not to mention it flipping hurts!! Some owners are under the impression that because their animal is still eating, that must mean that they do not have an oral health issue. The truth is you eat or starve. I like to tell people that the most common symptom you’ll see in dental disease (besides, of course, the yucky mouth itself) is no symptoms.”

User Seven_Dead_Horses also said that “Dental cleanings are important, pets usually need cleaning at or soon after 3 years of age, sometimes younger. A “teeth cleaning” at the groomer is not dental. I’m talking about an anesthetized prophylactic cleaning and polishing. Similar to what you get at your human dentist.”