Pet has bad breath? If your cat, dog or horse has bad teeth this means they are missing nutrients. Even if you are feeding what you think is a fantastic diet (best you can buy or even raw home prepared foods) your pet can still be missing ONE or MORE vitamins or minerals which can cause the problems.

Normally I see Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorus imbalances when I do hair tests on my client’s animals. Sometimes it is an imbalance issue sometimes it is absorption problems. When an animal is low on Calcium and Magnesium for example it will leach it from the bones and teeth – this is because these are areas of low importance…pumping the heart is more of a priority. Also, pH and mouth bacteria that is not normal this too can cause tooth problems that do not resolve with simple measures.

Feeding a good home prepared whole food diet is critical but so is proper supplementation and fixing digestion. Simply feeding Calcium and Magnesium will NOT fix the problem – it can actually create more if the actual reasons are not addressed.

So if you are finding your pet is constantly losing teeth and I see this even in animals as young as 1-2 years old!!! This is a nutrition issue and can be resolved with proper food and giving supplements that are required in the right amounts.