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Clean teeth, bad breath?

Any idea why a one-year-old baby with lovely sparkly white teeth would have yucky fish-market breath? Is worm-free, digestion is great if stools are any indicator. Eats Pro Plan Performance. ??

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Have you thoroughly checked between his teeth to make sure there isn't a piece of stick or something decaying in there? Abscessed tooth? How about a foreign body in his nose (foxtail or other)?

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Negative. She's had this going on for as long as I can remember, ever since she lost her initial pleasant "puppy" breath.

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Try adding coconut oil to her diet. I use the capsules. It helps.

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Infection below the gum line or acid reflux.

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Short term fishy smelling breath can also be indicative of anal glands that need to be emptied.

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Had this happen once and after a few days realized a stick was lodged across the roof of her mouth; check to be sure!