 Re: Teeth brushing
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#291600 - 08/11/2010 11:51 PM |
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My dog gets dental bones and raw rec bones, the raw ones seem to a better job keeping teeth clean (I did a test over a 2 month long period, this is nothing official). I do punch out the marrow though. I find when marrow-less meaty rec bones are given there is a lot less digestive issue even when compared to the dental bones (which usually result in multicolored poop)
I do also brush though (about once a week on a good week). After multiple attempts at getting my dog to stand for brushing we instead settled on simply putting a dab of toothpaste (vanilla flavor for dogs on his tongue and while he does a "mister ed" moving to get it off I quickly brush his teeth with a finger brush...works great and requires no fighting.
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Re: Teeth brushing
[Re: Jamie Craig ]
#291619 - 08/12/2010 06:36 AM |
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Flossing sounds a little over the top to me.
Dog teeth (on dogs that have a 'wild type' dentition--not a pug, for e.g.) have spaces
between them. Tartar builds on the outside (not tongue side) of the teeth. But dogs can't use their tongue to sweep the outside of the teeth like we can- I don't think they can do that.
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Re: Teeth brushing
[Re: Elizabeth Anderson ]
#291647 - 08/12/2010 10:20 AM |
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I have given cooked beef bones and knuckle bones from Walmart.
Bones from Walmart, do you mean those smoked ones??
Giving any kind of cooked bones is never really a good idea.
Even the smoked ones aren't the best thing. They will splinter much much easier than a raw bone and that could be what's causing the diarreah.
if you want to give bones, the best way to go is with a completely raw, uncooked unsmoked bone.
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Re: Teeth brushing
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#291651 - 08/12/2010 10:27 AM |
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Raw with marrow or without?
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Re: Teeth brushing
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#291659 - 08/12/2010 10:43 AM |
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Raw with marrow or without?
I would take out as much of the marrow as you can. But not all of it.
Marrow is also a guilty culprit (as another poster said) of being a cause of diarreah)
Keep some in there to keep the dog interested, but i would definately remove a large portion of it.
and even with a raw bone, make sure to keep an eye on the dog when he's chewing it. Raw bones don't tend to splinter like cooked ones, but an aggressive chewer could still manage to break off some pretty big chunks once they get going.
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Re: Teeth brushing
[Re: Wendy Lefebvre ]
#291680 - 08/12/2010 11:36 AM |
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if you want to give bones, the best way to go is with a completely raw, uncooked unsmoked bone.
Can you give a raw bone to a dog that is on a kibble diet?
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Re: Teeth brushing
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#291691 - 08/12/2010 12:32 PM |
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Can you give a raw bone to a dog that is on a kibble diet?
I think Wendy is referring to rec bones, not RMBs, in which case the dog isn't really consuming the bones... just gnawing on them and licking off any marrow/fat. I don't think that's a problem for kibble fed dogs. If we were talking about giving RMBs as treats (a chicken back, or something more "consumable"), then yes, you want to be careful about mixing the 2... as in, it's not recommended.
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Re: Teeth brushing
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#291694 - 08/12/2010 12:50 PM |
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Can you give a raw bone to a dog that is on a kibble diet?
I think Wendy is referring to rec bones, not RMBs, in which case the dog isn't really consuming the bones... just gnawing on them and licking off any marrow/fat. I don't think that's a problem for kibble fed dogs. If we were talking about giving RMBs as treats (a chicken back, or something more "consumable"), then yes, you want to be careful about mixing the 2... as in, it's not recommended.
~Natalya
^^^ what she said.(Hey Nat! haven't seen you in awhile  )
they are 2 totally different kinds of bones.
Recreational bones are more meant to give to the dog for something to do, occupy them. They are NOT meant to be consumed or to be used as meal replacement.
they are larger bones (i tried to find a picture of one, but couldn't)usually like the ones you would buy at the butchers to make soup from. You just have to make sure that the size of the bone is in relation to the dog. Make sure it's big enough that the dog can't really get his teeth around it because they are still a very hard bone and are capeable of breaking a dogs tooth if the dog is an aggressive chewer. They don't have much in the way of meat on them, and usually have the marrow on the inside. Which, as a few people have said, should be mostly removed.
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Re: Teeth brushing
[Re: Wendy Lefebvre ]
#291747 - 08/12/2010 03:24 PM |
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Make sure it's big enough that the dog can't really get his teeth around it because they are still a very hard bone and are capeable of breaking a dogs tooth if the dog is an aggressive chewer.
(Hey Nat! haven't seen you in awhile )
Yup - know your dog's chewing style/strength when giving big honking rec bones (like femur/long leg bone cuts) - they're VERY hard and if you have a dog intent on breaking them in two, it may be the dog's teeth that give out first. I speak from experience. 
And HI Wendy!!  It's been a busy summer... and I've been lurking a lot more than posting lately. Leerburg is still my favorite lunch break read though. 
~Natalya
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Re: Teeth brushing
[Re: Natalya Zahn ]
#291757 - 08/12/2010 03:53 PM |
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... Yup - know your dog's chewing style/strength when giving big honking rec bones (like femur/long leg bone cuts) - they're VERY hard and if you have a dog intent on breaking them in two, it may be the dog's teeth that give out first. I speak from experience.
~Natalya
Me too. I don't give recreational bones at all now, but of course some dogs have a nice gnawing rather than "open this bone!" style.
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