|Articles|May 14, 2010

Today's Daily Dose: Dental fractures

What objects should dogs avoid chewing because of the risk of fracture?

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“Proper husbandry practices such as avoiding certain hard chew objects (e.g. nylon bones, animal bones, cow hooves, rocks) and preventing cage chewing are essential for reducing the incidence of dental fractures.”

-Matthew Lemmons, DVM, DAVDC, and Daniel T. Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC

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