{"id":28163,"date":"2016-02-29T12:40:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T11:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/?p=28163"},"modified":"2025-03-03T13:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T12:06:15","slug":"dog-with-braces-is-sure-to-make-you-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/dog-with-braces-is-sure-to-make-you-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog with braces is sure to make you smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Often considered a rite of passage during those awkward teenage years, the majority of us have had our experiences with braces.<\/p>\n<p>And it appears pets are having to em-brace (sorry) the need for some extra help in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/pets\/d-h-dental-care\/d-health-nutrition\/dogs\/0?&amp;view=grid\" target=\"_blank\">dental<\/a> department too.<\/p>\n<p>As February is National Pet Dental Health Month, Harborfront Hospital for Animals in Michigan, USA, wanted to raise awareness of the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/the-pet-health-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\">dental health<\/a> in our pets so posted a picture on their social media channels of six-month old <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/pets\/dogs\/breed-golden-retriever\/0\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Retriever<\/a>, Wesley wearing his new braces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28165\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dog-with-braces-2.jpg\" alt=\"dog with braces 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrthodontia in pets is normally not for aesthetic purposes, but because of health concerns,\u201d said the veterinary clinic\u2019s Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Wesley] needed tooth alignment because he could not close his mouth completely, otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-28166\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dog-with-braces-1-690x920.jpg\" alt=\"dog with braces 1\" width=\"690\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dog-with-braces-1-690x920.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.petspyjamas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dog-with-braces-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Luckily for Wesley the treatment will be brief and he\u2019ll only have to rock a mouth full of metal for a few weeks. 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