Unraveling a commercial formula to relieve halitosis in dogs

Halitosis represents a cause of social problems despite of the availability of commercial aids to counteract it. A dietary approach represents an innovative solution. The aim of this clinical evaluation was to assess the efficacy of a commercially available nutraceutical diet in a cohort of dogs suffering from chronic halitosis and manifesting at least one symptom among drooling, gingivitis, ulcers, stomatitis, laryngitis, tartar, dental caries, abscess, lingual lesions. Dogs were fed the nutraceutical diet over a period of 30 days, receiving a veterinary inspection before and at the end of the evaluation. Most of symptoms resulted in significant improvement at the end of the evaluation period. We hypothesize that halitosis may be a consequence of a daily intake of food contaminated with oxytetracycline.