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What stops dogs from chewing wood?
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 304326" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Greenies dog chews are actually made to look and feel like hard plastic. They are actually made of compressed, processed wheat gluten, which dogs can't digest anyways.</p><p></p><p>The "toothbrush" shape is an advertising ploy, nothing more.</p><p></p><p>The cat treats are basically little biscuits with 'chips' of greenie material mixed in. The active ingredients in both products are primariliy chlorophyll.</p><p></p><p>Dog's and cat's breath should not smell of anything more than what they are eating. If the breath is foul you are dealing with some sort of disease process. Nearly always that is tartar and plague buildup on the teeth combined with gum disease.</p><p></p><p>That should initially be addressed by your vet who can clean the teeth and treat the gums.</p><p></p><p>If the gums and teeth are good and the breath is still nasty, you need to look a bit deeper. Both kidney and liver disease can cause bad breath, for example.</p><p></p><p>Garlicky food and the like can cause garlic-breath (sometimes at both ends).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 304326, member: 1963"] Greenies dog chews are actually made to look and feel like hard plastic. They are actually made of compressed, processed wheat gluten, which dogs can't digest anyways. The "toothbrush" shape is an advertising ploy, nothing more. The cat treats are basically little biscuits with 'chips' of greenie material mixed in. The active ingredients in both products are primariliy chlorophyll. Dog's and cat's breath should not smell of anything more than what they are eating. If the breath is foul you are dealing with some sort of disease process. Nearly always that is tartar and plague buildup on the teeth combined with gum disease. That should initially be addressed by your vet who can clean the teeth and treat the gums. If the gums and teeth are good and the breath is still nasty, you need to look a bit deeper. Both kidney and liver disease can cause bad breath, for example. Garlicky food and the like can cause garlic-breath (sometimes at both ends). [/QUOTE]
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