7 yr. old 'Peek-a-poo' with bad, bad breath . . . .

Glad you had her teeth extracted. Bad breath usually means bad teeth. She now will feel better!!

There were four (4) extractions (total). All small, loose teeth. BB

p.s. Bonus no (read zero) bad breath.:)

Happy to hear your problem may be solved! Good to know.

Thanks for the update. It helps us all learn.

Glad you took Maggie to the vet. She'll be back to her old self in no time and be much more comfortable!

Yesterday Maggie had here teeth cleaned and four extractions (read loose teeth). She seems to be recovering well. Thanks all. BB :D

One mistake people make frequently is thinking that the teeth are OK when there is no calculus or tartar on the teeth. This is only part of dental problems as periodontal disease is very common and can be present when the teeth are a pristine white.

As others have said, probably best to check it out with your vet.

There can be bad breath due to diet and stomach issues as well. If teeth are OK, I have clients that use a water additive or chlorophyll tablets or treating the stomach issues with Pepcid. Probably best to discuss all of these with your vet.

Doug, DVM

We rescued a little Boston Terrier that had been in a puppy mill about 2 years ago. He had terrible breath, just first look at his teeth everything looked good however when we took him to our vet to get checked out he as several small teeth in the back that you couldn't see that were starting too rot. We had the teeth removed and that corrected the problem. Like the others get him to a vet to get his teeth checked out first then go from there. Bad breath is usually a bigger problem that hasn't been found yet.

She probably needs a professional dental. Little dogs are notorious for having bad teeth - they have the same number of teeth as a big dog, crammed into a very small space.

You may not be getting the very back teeth. Those dogs have a lot of teeth packed in there and food gets caught between the back ones and in the pouch around them. Hard to clean. Have a vet do a dental.