Pet Dental Health Month

February is Dental Health Month for pets and dis iz an issue near and dear to me. I hab several friends wot haz crossed da rainbow bridge affer habbing teeth cleanings or teeth problems. Bad teeth can seriously endanger your pets. So it doz be sumfin u need to takes care of on a daily basis. Not all cats or dogs will put up wif habbin der teeth brushed. Dat's where teeth cleaning treats like Greenies come in. Dey still might need a dental cleaning every once in awhile but Greenies will really halp reduce tartar and keep your pets mouth clean.

Here some more information about Greenies and Dental Health.

Veterinary Oral Health Council Distinguishes Pet Dental Products

Pet product peer to American Dental Association seal for humans assures efficacy

NASHVILLE, TN—February 1, 2011—With recent medical data indicating that good oral health can add years to a pet’s healthy lifespan, pet owners are becoming more proactive in caring for their pets’ teeth. February is National Pet Dental Health Month, but dental care is getting due focus year round. Though only one percent of dog owners brush their dogs’ teeth daily, last year 77 percent purchased dental treats, which are regarded as an easier and more enjoyable alternative to brushing. ¹

 

But not all treats have been proven to work. As with the American Dental Association Seal on human toothpastes and toothbrushes, a special Seal of Acceptance by an organization called the Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) provides confirmation of efficacy of the product. The VOHC Seal of Acceptance indicates that the product has met or exceeded the pre-set VOHC standards of efficacy in reducing dental plaque and/or tartar. 

 “There are a variety of pet treats and foods that claim to clean teeth, but not all products provide significant benefit,” says Dr. Jan Bellows, a leading veterinary dentist, diplomate and president-elect of the American Veterinary Dental College, the administrator of the VOHC. The VOHC created a seal of acceptance, which is only awarded to dental products proven effective by stringent clinical testing methodology. 

“The VOHC seal confirms a product is efficacious in reducing buildup of plaque and tartar, the leading cause of oral disease, which can reduce a pet’s healthy lifespan,” Dr. Bellows says. “Walk into any pet store and you will find dozens of treats that claim to clean teeth. While it’s easy to make teeth-cleaning claims, formulating a treat that significantly protects teeth is difficult. The VOHC seal is there to help pet owners and veterinarians recognize which products are proven to work.” 

The VOHC’s product testing protocols are similar to those of human medical trials that use a control and test group. For dental treat trials in dogs, for example, both groups utilize dogs with clean teeth that are fed a dry food diet, while only one group gets a daily dental treat. Plaque and tartar buildup are measured after 30 days and, if the test group shows significantly cleaner teeth, the seal is awarded to that treat.

GREENIES® Canine Dental Chews were the first brand of treats to receive the VOHC seal for both plaque and tartar control. GREENIES® Canine Dental Chews have a chewy texture that allows teeth to sink in for maximum tooth contact for cleaning efficacy.

About The Nutro Company

The Nutro Company is a leading manufacturer of natural* pet food products sold exclusively at pet specialty stores.  The company has been making "The World's Best Pet Food" for more than 80 years and is dedicated to quality, excellence and innovation in dog and cat nutrition, offering healthful formulas for every pet's life stage, activity level and size.  The Nutro Company's family of brands includes MAX^®, NATURAL CHOICE^® dog and cat foods and ULTRA™ food for dogs in addition to the GREENIES^® brands, which include the #1 vet-recommended pet specialty dental chews** and PILL POCKETS^® treats.  For more information, please visit www.thenutrocompany.com and www.greenies.com.

¹ 2009-2010 American Pet Products Association’s Annual Pet Owner Survey; Oral Health Care Study of 766 Dog Owners, January 2011, Conducted by Trone® Research

*Natural fortified with added vitamins and minerals

**Among veterinarians that recommend dental chews/treats for at home oral care

®/™ Trademarks © The Nutro Company 2011. U.S. Pat. No. D587,428

Caturdays Capshuns Contest

Dis da pikshure wot needs a capshuns fur todays contesty! Sorry dis iz late so u gotta tweet ur capshuns out rite qwik to wins dat year supply of noms fur u & a years supply fur a shelter of ur choice.

Enter by sendin a tweet to either me (@BorisKitty ) or @pawsandeffect along wif dat hashtag #Temptations. We be watchin.

Fanks to dem fine folks at Temptations fur gibbin such wunnerful pwizes.

Fridays Cat Captions From Temptations

Dis iz da pikshur fur today. It iz ur job to gib it a capshun and tweet to either me (@BorisKitty ) or @pawsandeffect along wif dat hashtag #Temptations.

Remember dat Temptations iz gibbin da winner a YEAR supply of Temptations cat treats and another year supply of Temptations for da shelter of der choice. How sweet iz dat deal?

Winners are picked at da end of da day. Check back 2mro for anutter chance to win.

Temptations BlogPaws Contest

Each day of BlogPaws der will be a contest to wins a year supply of yummy Temptations Cat Treats. Iffen dat wuzn't enuff to really get your tasty buds werked up ur favorite kitty rescue / shelter will win a years supply az well. How cool iz dat?!?!

Here dat rules:

Each day a new poster will be put up at BlogPaws. We will tweet a pikshure of dat poster. So be following lil ole me (@BorisKitty ) or @pawsandeffect for dat new image. All you gotta do iz tweet your caption to @BorisKitty  or @pawsandeffect and use da hashtag #Temptations (dunt furget dat hashtag). Each nite at da end of BlogPaws da funniest caption will win dat wunnerful prize & get Temptations treats out da wazoo! Nom nom nom!

Dis wuz tonites image wot u needed to caption. (we dunt hab a winner yet) I am finking I will find out i n dat AM who da winner is.

Here be some of dem tweeted captions (we'll post da winner once we gets it)...

@LilyPup -Hey mousie, get in my belly! #Temptations

@BunnyJeanCook - #temptations get in mai tummy!

@BrettChisholm  - hmmmmph. Dogs RULE??? Dogs Drool.... CATS rule. And DON'T FORGET IT. Meow. #Temptations

@CheshireK - I thought girls were supposed to be SWEET! Eww. #Temptations

@parrisreddog - "Aack! Don't EVER kiss me again!" #temptations

@cheriswan - Wassssuppp! #temptations

Dems r sum funny captions. Anutter opportunity to win coming up tomorrow so gets ur wits sharpened cause you could be a winner.

Steak Stake Out

Da Grandmas wuz over last nite & I did show off & be a good boy. I played wif my DA BIRD & ma rocketship & ma lite up turbo scratcher & even showed off for noms (da special nommy salmon treats I lub so much).

After the Grandmas leaved human2 wented out & made herself dinner (herz still eating nuffin but meats). Herz made a mitey fine steak on da grill. It smelled so nommy I had to go in for closer inspekshuns & pestins. I finks dis seqwens of photos doz speak for dem self...

I gotted up on da snack tray (not really a sturdy enuff spot for a big guy likes me to sit).

I gotted closer (mehbe too close cause human2 acide to takes da plate away from me).

So i got comfy figgered I would hab to waits ma turn. But not enuff room for da plate now. MOL

So human2 did use herz lap instead while I did wait on da snack tray).

Mite az well make maself comfy while I wait for herz to trim da fat off ma piece of steak rite?!?! (i did gets a few nice juicy pieces & boy o boy wuz dey nommy). I finks I likes dis surf & turf kinda evenings, MOL.

I Iz Royal Mails

I gotted a package shoved between ma doors today. (n dat mailman wunders why i runs to da door when he comes across ma porch! I bets he finks i comin to sez hi to he...HA!)

Ma package sez Royal Mails n it frum ma pal @morriscat frum Scotland (dat where dat famouse sea monster iz frum....and we nose how much I lubs sea monsters!)

I wuz really excited to see wot wuz in ma package. I had furgotted dat i winned a pwize at PawPawty. So I sticked ma whole face way in der to finds out.

Wow der iz so many neat fings in der. Mehbe iffen i crawls in here Human2 can writes "return to sender" on it n I can go visit dat Morris n we can go sees da Loch Ness Monster togetter. Den I can be Royal Mails too!

I gots a soft, comfy kitteh blankie and bookie called Under the Paw. Der is sum nommy nom noms in der too! Mehbe I will shares dem wif ma sisfurs...mehbe....mehbe not!

I sends a big fanks u across dat lantik oshuns to ma pal Morris frum he pal Boris! *NOSETAPS*

I Lubs Greenies Treats

I gotted a package in da mails frum ma furends at da Greenies company (@GREENIESBrand @reneeatnutro) cause I wuz tellin dem about ma sisfur Abby needin pills everyday for furever and dat we could no finds da noo Allergy Formula Pill Pockets no wheres. Az u can sees I did gets sum really nommy Feline Greenies in fishy flavors too (mehbe I will shares dem wif da sisfurs, den agin mehbe not).

See how dem Greenies do keeps your teeths pearly white? But dey do werks betterer iffen u opens da package n eats da nommy treats inside.

Mmmmm looks at all dem nommy gud treats! Iffen u no likes da Ocean Fishy flavors dey haz utter flavors available too! Likes Beef, Salmon, Chicken and Tuna. Nommy!

I did gobble dem all up. YUM! (I did even share dem wif da sisfurs.)

I doz lub dem Greenies sooooo much!