Awful bad breath

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I have a Jack Russell x Chihuahua age 6.

She has had bad breath since we had her so we made sure she had a d scale and she also had a bad tooth removed about 2 months ago.

Her breast was better but for no more than about 48 hours.

A breath absolutely stinks it's foul!

I've tried a parsley type herb thing as an additive to her food - makes no difference. We've actually giving up brushing her teeth because that makes no difference regardless of what toothpaste we use or how often we can do it it literally makes no difference at all.

She's on Butchers tray food with a small handful of dry food thrown in and blueberries twice a day - all food items are grain free.

Could it be the wet dog food that's making her breath stink? I don't know what else to do, and if
her teeth are clean and none of them are rotten what else can we do (if teeth brushing also doesn't work)??

Anyone any thoughts??

Bad breath can be due to other underlying causes. Any of these symptoms?
www.pdsa.org.uk/taking-care-of-your-pet/pet-health-hub/symptoms/bad-breath-in-dogs#contents-link-1

Does she get any chews to help clean her teeth? Raw bones and natural chews are a great way to help them clean their teeth.

Hi. Thanks for this. Well, we ruled out dental issues, we ruled out kidneys etc through questioning from the vet and blood tests which all came back normal. She has normal poos and a happy tummy. There was nothing else noted on examination when the vet had her under.

She's had dentastix and the like - again, made no difference at all.

Would be delighted for tips on the ones you've used or others have found good for this purpose because the dentastick type chew doesn't seem to do anything really.

She will not use non-edible chews - has no interest in them at all unfortunately.

Honestly, Dentastix are full of junk - they're not good for them at all.

I feed 100% natural chews - JRPetProducts is a great website and you can filter your search via "benefits". Here's what they recommend for dental chews:

www.jrpetproducts.com/natural-dental-chew-dog-treats/?v=79cba1185463

I also feed raw bones although they're not for everyone. I get the meaty bones from Morrisons.

We give our dog natural chews every night and you can see where all the brown plaque has been removed, she's only 2 but her canine teeth were stained previously.
They've made a massive difference.
We do paddywhack, pizzle sticks, cows ears and pigs ears.
Dentasticks did nothing at all.

Some dogs do just seem to harbour more oral bacteria than others and that makes their breath smellier. Once they’ve had a dental scrape, the surface of the enamel is rougher as well, which actually attracts more plaque build up, so it’s even more important to stay on top of dental hygiene.

You can reduce the bacterial load and build up of plaque through daily application of dentisept to teeth and gums and regular use of virbac hexarinse.

I would say the wet food might be a contributing factor, as it’s sticky and will get stuck between teeth harbouring the bacteria. Butchers is particularly stinky in itself as well.

Thank you, I'll look these up -much appreciated.

Yes - I do feel you on the aroma of Butchers!

Great ideas and links for which thank you to everyone.