Tina And Her Toothbrush

by Kathy K McClellan

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Tina And Her Toothbrush

Artist

Kathy K McClellan

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Photograph - Photographs

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Tina And Her Toothbrush by Kathy K. McClellan is an image created for Day Thirteen of the Journal 2022 Challenge, a 365 day Personal Art Challenge. This is a square image.

After receiving both a text and a voicemail this morning from my dentist's office reminding me of an appointment set up for next week, I was prompted to think of Tina's dental issues.

Chihuahuas and other very small breed dogs are prone to dental disease. Infections of the gums can lead to full blown gum disease causing loss of the bone surrounding the teeth and loss of the teeth themselves. Worse than that it can lead to heart disease, just as it can in humans.

There are chew treats and toys made to help keep calculus (tarter) from forming and causing these infections but none of those items will be as useful as brushing the dog's teeth.

Special rubber or silicon brushes are made especially for dogs and should be used as they are more gentle on their gums. The toothbrush in this photograph is actually a (human) child's toothbrush and is not the best choice for dogs but this is the one that Tina prefers.

Tina also uses a natural, homemade toothpaste. Because she loves her toothpaste she considers it a treat to lick or chew the remaining paste from the bristles after a good brushing.

100% of the artist's mark up goes to Chloe's Fund, a fund that pays for life saving treatments and surgeries for shelter animals in the Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama area.

This image has been featured in the following FAA/Pixels groups:

Art Changes Lives ACL 01/15/2022

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January 13th, 2022

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