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My dog's breath is awful! How do I get rid of my dog's bad breath?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 9 lbs

My dogs breath regularly smells very bad, is there anything I could do to help this?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on August 8th, 2017

It's not uncommon in dogs, if his teeth looks dirty and full of tartar he probably needs a scale and polish dental treatment at the vets, if the teeth look very clean then it probably comes from the stomach and is usually related to the food he eats.

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