Got the vet to check Charlie's teeth while he was sedated last Thursday. I thought I saw something amiss on his lower right. Vet said there was something, he couldn't tell what it was, jammed between two lower teeth. He removed it. Otherwise, he said Charlie's gnashers were fine. I was confessing I'm not the best at doggy very back teeth cleaning, but manage the front ones just about ok. The vet said he wasn't a great doggy teeth cleaner either, and he said that he just spreads doggy toothpaste on the ends of his labrador's daily rawhide chew! Apparently, it works fine.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) Thats a good tip thanks Julie , I think it was Helen who said that she buys a liquid product that you add to their drinking water, tasteless and odourless but it works , think it was from PaH x
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) Yes it was me as when I got Hattie I had never even heard of cleaning dogs teeth so too late for us. But the Oral cleaner that you just put into their water seems to keep their teeth clean and Sarah Hattie's groomer commented a couple of weeks ago how lovely Hattie's teeth are for her age and Charlie's are very white . Well done Julie and Charlie x
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) Nice tip julie. Might have to try it with some of barley's rawhide alternative chews. He had his teeth checked by a groomer today and commented on how clean they were, there was some plaque on his front ones but she removed that with a de-scaler so his teeth are now all clean and white. To be honest i don't brush his teeth enough neither do i apply the logic gel every day for it to have a great affect. We have tried the water additive thing but even though it is tasteless he won't drink it, it might be cause it smells slightly of mint but i am sure if i persevere with it he will eventually drink it
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) I dunno..... There is really no substitute for the abrasive action of a toothbrush or meaty bones. Pastes added to food or stuff in drinking water wouldn't suffice to keep human teeth clean and I don't see that approach working long-term for dogs. I'd say that the rawhide chews would definitely be helping but I don't personally think that enzymatic pastes added to to chew would add substantially to the cleaning action. Certainly our vet dentist said that daily toothbrushing is the gold standard (and that soft, meaty bones help to deal with the back teeth which are harder to reach with a brush). Things like rawhide chews that require a good gnawing are also helpful as an additive to brushing.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) I think that's right. I've been fishing around and saw this on skept vet: http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2011/01/he...t-help-prevent-dental-disease/comment-page-1/ The exchange between skept vet and the vet carrying out the study on the water additive makes interesting reading! Sigh....have to get with the teeth cleaning programme. Nothing else for it, unfortunately. And it's pretty much got to be everyday, or min every 2 days.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) I have a finger toothbrush and liver toothpaste for Harley. She loves it and thinks teeth brushing is a good game
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) I have to admit that aside from an almost daily dentastick and other chews and bones I don't do much in the way of teeth cleaning for Penny... The amount I see that you do on here makes me wonder if I should do something though... She has just had her booster and had a dental exam and there were no issues, but when I look at her teeth I think I can just spot the beginning of tiny bits of tartar. I've certainly seen dogs at 18 months with worse teeth, but also with better. Now I'm conflicted.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) Ah, I'm like you Lauren, I think. I find it hard to accept I have to brush Charlie's teeth everyday. My mum never would have done this with all the dogs she had and I grew up with. But, I am accepting it now. Just got to get on with it.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) Teeth cleaning is never something I've really thought much about - I mean I know it's important but mostly dental health can be looked after using a good diet. I had a 7 year old staffi in my kennels once that was fed nothing but wet food and he had to have 22 of his teeth removed when he came to us - the vet (who is in her 50's so practicing a long time) said she had never seen teeth that bad - even in dogs that were like 12+!! Of course teeth cleaning in a kennel situation was never practical - with one staff member to every 20-30 dogs some days.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) Wet food is The Worst for teeth. Dreadful story about that dog's teeth. Must've been in agony.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) You'd never know it, until he gave you that huge staffi smile they are so famous for and his breath knocked you out!! He was the sweetest little thing ever though! If I was looking for a dog myself at that time I would have had him. He was so lovely. Brilliant with dogs, quiet, undemanding. Beautiful boy.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) The breeder where I got my puppy Buddy from said he used a smokers cigarette dry paste on his show dogs. Has anyone else tried that?
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) Dr CEM, did they mean a kind of polishing toothpaste? The important thing is that the toothpaste is one that is designed to be swallowed. Most human toothpastes are not, while all pet ones are. Also, most human toothpastes are just too strong with all the minty stuff in them.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) I'm not sure Rachael, I just remember being surprised as I've never heard smokers dry powder recommended before. I do need to start brushing Buddy's teeth though, now he's got all his adult ones.... Think I will read up a bit more first....
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) [quote author=Oberon link=topic=5495.msg70993#msg70993 date=1398456148] The important thing is that the toothpaste is one that is designed to be swallowed. Most human toothpastes are not, while all pet ones are. Also, most human toothpastes are just too strong with all the minty stuff in them. [/quote] That is interesting Rachael. I was brought up with the brush and spit technique Sophie on the other hand was encouraged by the dentist NOT to spit. By which I assume that she somewhere along the line "swallows" the residue of the toothpaste. (how does this somehow seem MORE gross than discussing poop??) Possibly toothpastes have changed. Somehow I think "smokers dry paste" would be pretty much all abrasive and whitener. I would stick with something designed for dogs :-\
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) Definitely a spitter here ;D Agree that a dog toothpaste is the way to go. We have chicken flavour which helps to make the brushing experience more palatable for the recipient.
Re: Teeth cleaning - top tip (maybe) jasper as lovely teeth, my vet told me not to clean his teeth, when they are on dried food, there is no need to clean his teeth as the food does it for them
