Natural Care for Teeth and Gums
A bright white set of teeth, pink gums, and breath without unpleasant odors are, unfortunately, increasingly rare in our pets these days. Especially as our dog or cat gets older, discoloration of teeth and gums often occurs. During every cuddling session, you might find yourself trying not to breathe too deeply to avoid the strong mouth odor of your beloved pet.
Also, in the case of daily grooming of cats, their foul-smelling saliva can sometimes make those who are more sensitive to smells prefer to keep their distance. Here, you can learn what is important for the natural care of teeth and gums.
Understanding the Causes of Bad Breath in Pets
The Role of Bacteria and Fungi
The primary cause of bad breath is usually bacteria and fungi in the animal's mouth. These microorganisms are responsible for plaque formation.
What is Plaque?
Plaque, or dental tartar, is a buildup that contains several layers, including food residues, proteins, carbohydrates, phosphates, and microorganisms. It accumulates on teeth, particularly in areas not reached by natural or artificial cleaning methods.
Consequences of Plaque Buildup
Plaque can lead to dental issues such as caries, periodontitis, and gingivitis. Microorganisms in plaque form a biofilm, producing acids that damage tooth enamel and dentin, leading to caries. Some microorganisms trigger an immune response, causing gum inflammation.
Bad Breath and its Intensification
Some plaque microorganisms produce sulfur compounds, which result in bad breath. This odor intensifies as these microorganisms multiply.
The Formation of Tartar
Over time, plaque absorbs minerals and becomes hard, forming tartar. Tartar provides an additional surface for bacterial colonization, exacerbating dental problems.
Natural ingredients in dentaVet products
Frankincense
Frankincense has been used for various purposes since ancient times. The first documentation of the use of frankincense for dental care dates back to the thirteenth century. Since then, frankincense has been particularly used for strengthening the gums.
Fennel
In addition to many well-known features, fennel is also recognized for its high content of the essential oils anethole and fenchol. Anethole is traditionally used in human oral care products.
Eggshells
The rougher surface of eggshells provides a gentle abrasion that helps remove dental plaque and discoloration.
How Diet Affects Breath
Diet and Bad Breath
The diet can be a key factor in the development of bad breath. Many commercial pet foods contain synthetic additives, preservatives, attractants, and sugars. Over time, these ingredients can negatively impact the natural oral flora of pets.
Consequences of Dental Issues
When serious dental problems arise, a veterinarian's intervention is often essential. Dental treatments often require anesthesia, which can cause significant stress to the animal's overall health.
Preventive Measures
Regular and sufficient dental hygiene is as crucial in pet care as a species-appropriate diet. To support this, cdVet offers dentaVet Breath Fresh, dentaVet Oil, and dentaVet Gel. These products provide an easy and stress-free way to maintain daily dental care, complementing a healthy diet for optimal oral health.
An optimal supply of vitamins, trace elements, and selected herbs supports the physiological organ functions and metabolic processes that are necessary for healthy hoof growth, among other things. EquiGreen Hoof Fitness nutritionally-related promotes healthy hoof growth through valuable herbs, essential vitamins (especially B vitamins - biotin), as well as minerals, and gives the horse a beautiful and shiny coat. For an additional micronutrient supply EquiGreen MicroMineral is recommended. promotes healthy hoof growth with valuable B vitamins and biotin also for horses sensitive to metabolism
Content: 1.3 Kilogramm (€25.35 / 1 Kilogramm)
EquiGreen Toxisan is specifically designed to meet nutritional-related needs of horses and ponies. A strengthening of the detoxification organs, liver and kidneys, is helpful to support the whole metabolism. The blend of herbal extracts of EquiGreen Toxisan, adapted to the stimulation of the detoxification organs, can be quickly absorbed and directly utilized by the body, thus supporting the detoxification processes.
Content: 0.25 Liter (€215.80 / 1 Liter)
feliTatz WK-Mix Capsules was developed for the special nutritional needs that arise in connection with colonization by worms. The lack of herbal ingredients, such as saponins, bitter substances, and tannins, can make our pets susceptible to excessive colonization by worms. In contrast to their conspecifics living in the wilderness, they often do not have the opportunity to absorb those substances through plants and herbs. However with their wild relatives, precisely these substances lead to avoid an excessive, pathological colonization by worms.In order to have less often a reason for chemical deworming cures, the animal's intestine should therefore be supported with appropriate herbs that are contained in feliTatz WK-Mix Capsules. Besides of a balanced diet, you can achieve this by the occasional addition of the complementary feed feliTatz WK-Mix Capsules, which can compensate for the lack of herbal ingredients, such as saponins, bitter substances and tannins. In addition, many specialists for parasitology recommend checking the colonization by worms of the animal by regularly monitoring the faeces samples.
Content: 12 Quantity (€1.41 / 1 Quantity)
Rich in valuable, natural vitamins and essential fatty acids, Singulares Organic Egyptian Black Cumin Oil provides important feeding building blocks for defense. It is also used to support strong performance requirements.Fresh organic black cumin oil from our own manufactureFrom premium seeds (Nigella sativa), original Egyptian organic cultivationHigh content of unsaturated fatty acidsFeeding-related support of the respiratory tract condition
Content: 0.05 Liter (€199.00 / 1 Liter)
Aroma ambient spray für KatzenAroma spray to activate the play instinct and reduce stressCats love catnip !With just a few sprays of feliTATZ Catnip Spray you can delight your cat with a small wellness session that relaxes your cat and activates the play instinct. Old toys or the scratching post become interesting again after spraying, and stress after moving or due to other life circumstances (second cat) are alleviated. Pamper your cat with feliTATZ Catnip Spray.Composition: aqua, Polysorbate 20, catnip oilApplication recommendation: shake before use. Spray sparingly on toys and/or scratching post 2-3 x per week. Do not spray directly on the cats.
Content: 0.05 Liter (€199.00 / 1 Liter)
HustaVet Respiration drops can stimulate as highly concentrated composition of essential oils of the respiratory tract for improved ventilation. To support a deeper inhalation stimulating strong scent of HustaVet Respiration drops they can be applied diverse. At high sensitivity of the respiratory tract, the immune system can be positively supported with essential oils. Essential oils can clean the air we breathe nicely in rooms and provide a significant improvement of the stable air.
Blood circulation is an essential factor in the course of all bodily functions. This is because the body can only initiate healing processes where blood flows. Blood Circulation Gel supplies the skin with nutritional and care substances and intensively promotes blood circulation without making the skin brittle. Blood Circulation Gel is particularly nourishing, refreshing and soothing. It is quickly absorbed by the skin and hereby does not leave any irritating residue on the fur.Blood circulation is important:for bruisesfor the respiratory tractsfor the teats conditionfor sore musclesfor tension of muscelsfor overstraining of jointsfor hematomasfor stimulating the metabolism
Content: 0.1 Kilogramm (€139.50 / 1 Kilogramm)
Care product for animalsCare oil for masking animal-specific scent toward crawling and flying insectsinsektoVet Combi SpotOn is a skin-care fragrance oil that masks the animal's own odor. The animal is no longer perceived by craling and flying insects (fleas, ticks, mites, mosquitoes, etc.) as an attractive host worth attacking. insektoVet Combi SpotOn is a high-quality, skin-care oil, based on cold-pressed Egyptian organic black cumin oil and organic coconut oil. This unique composition is complemented with selected essential fragrance oilsthat masks the animal’s own odor.Expert tip: insektoVet Combi SpotOn is basically waterproof in rain and when bathing in water. However, it should be reapplied after shampooing.Of course, insektoVet Combi SpotOn can be combined with our other cdVet products such as insektoVet Herbal and insektoVet Coconut-Black Cumin-Oil.Composition: organic coconut oil, organic black cumin oil, jojoba oil, neem oil, geranium oil, lavender oil, manuka oilApplication recommendation: Massage 1 drop from your wetted finger into the skin daily for 3 weeks. Dog: in both ear cones or between the shoulder blades and at the base of the tail. Horse: near the torso on the insides of the legs as well as at the base of the ear. Rodent: only 2 x per week between the shoulder blades. 1 drop corresponds to approx. 50 mg.Once basic stabilization is achieved, 1-2 applications weekly are sufficient. In case of strong regional infestation of nuisances, the frequency of applications can be increased individually.Contains lavender oil, citronellol, and geraniol. May produce an allergic reaction.
Not only our tongues hang in the summer to the ground. What would we do for a delicious cooling. The ice cream shop around the corner, the supermarket next door, US may provide a remedy. And who thinks of our animals? Clearly, cdVet. Dogs love a little cooling in between, horses like to lick in summer mineral stones and cats would like to steal us the scoop of ice cream from the waffle. Through increased sweating, the animals lose minerals and trace elements. With petGelato it offers the animal a great change and cooling on warm days. At the same time we fill the memory with all-natural ingredients on again. petGelato is a feed in powder form specifically for animals, which is very tasty and can be easily transformed to ice. Depending on package size, mix the corresponding amount of water. After 20 minutes of swelling time, it goes into the freezer.
Content: 0.15 Kilogramm (€73.00 / 1 Kilogramm)
casaCare Tea tree oil spray is a pure herbal product and provides a pleasant fresh scent. The contained essential oils can clean the air in rooms excellently and also ensure a noticeable improvement of the room climate.
Content: 0.1 Liter (€129.50 / 1 Liter)
Borage is a herb, which was originally native to the Mediterranean. Since the late Middle Ages, it is also cultivated in Central Europe. The name borage is derived from the cucumber flavor of the leaves. The oil of the seed contains a significant amount of unsaturated fatty acids, particularly gamma-linolenic acid. This has a great influence on the natural hormone balance, metabolism and skin metabolism.
Content: 0.05 Liter (€279.00 / 1 Liter)