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February, according to the folks over at Vetstreet, is Dental Health Month. So they've posted some practical tips on how we can help keep our pets' teeth and gums clean and problem-free. Not only will they be healthier, but we'll save some money. The link above has some good tips on how to maintain good dental health in your dogs and cats.

Brushing your pets' teeth is still recommended as the best way to keep problems at bay, but I'm guessing not a lot of pet owners do that. I'll admit I've had good intentions in the past, but have not managed to work it into a regular health schedule for my 2 dogs and 1 cat.

But I may give it another try.

All three received good checkups at the vet recently -- only one, Cowboy, needed a teeth cleaning and they were able to do that anesthesia-free.

So I suppose now would be a good time to start a new brushing regimen.

Any of our readers bush their pets' teeth? Was it hard to get them used to it? Any special tricks to make it easier?

***Meanwhile, our friends over at i Love Dogs are holding a dog "teeth photo contest" this month.