william g harris wrote 02/06/2006 10:35 AM Will RAW help with plaque and tartar #97236 - 02/06/2006 10:35 AM
william g harris Webboard User Reg: 01-24-2006 Posts: 123 Loc: Southeast USA, MS Offline	My pit has tartar and plaque buildup on here teeth in the back. the vet told me that bones (milk bones) would not help and he needs to eventuallly clean her teeth. Considering wolves and foxes don't get their teeth cleaned I was wondering does RAW help fight plaque and tartar build up? As cheap as the price of chicken is per lb i am really considering switching to raw. I feed dry kibble at the present. W.G.H.4 PUNISH THE DEED, NOT THE BREED
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Bob Scott wrote 02/06/2006 10:40 AM Re: Will RAW help with plaque and tartar [Re: william g harris ] #97237 - 02/06/2006 10:40 AM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	Not only chewing the bones, but enzimes in the meat help clean the teeth. TONS of info on the search forum here. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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william g harris wrote 02/06/2006 10:43 AM Re: Will RAW help with plaque and tartar [Re: Bob Scott ] #97238 - 02/06/2006 10:43 AM
william g harris Webboard User Reg: 01-24-2006 Posts: 123 Loc: Southeast USA, MS Offline	i figured it was a no brainer. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> just needed more info to help ease the wife over to feeding the dogs raw. can you PM me your personal recipe W.G.H.4 PUNISH THE DEED, NOT THE BREED
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/06/2006 02:50 PM Re: Will RAW help with plaque and tartar [Re: Bob Scott ] #97239 - 02/06/2006 02:50 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Not only chewing the bones, but enzimes in the meat help clean the teeth. TONS of info on the search forum here. Yes. Also: http://www.barfworld.com/html/barf_diet/barfdiet_faq.shtml#q13 My experience has been that older dogs who already have a bad buildup might need a cleaning, and that the RMBs will then help immensely in keeping their teeth clean. This has been what I did with three senior dogs (who I didn't get when they were young). The adult GSD I have now gets his teeth brushed once or twice a week and gets raw food. He has slight plaque buildup from before he came to me, but I am holding off on a cleaning until I see what the better diet and the brushing can accomplish (with the vet's approval), in the hope of avoiding any unnecessary anesthesia. My small dog is at the age when most dogs on commercial food begin to develop plaque. He has not. The vet has commented a couple of times on his good teeth.
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william g harris wrote 02/06/2006 03:28 PM Re: Will RAW help with plaque and tartar [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #97240 - 02/06/2006 03:28 PM
william g harris Webboard User Reg: 01-24-2006 Posts: 123 Loc: Southeast USA, MS Offline	ok, thanks. i am going to try some chicken on them shortly. i was told chicken backs and necks were easier to chew. do you have any comments on this? W.G.H.4 PUNISH THE DEED, NOT THE BREED
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/06/2006 03:35 PM Re: Will RAW help with plaque and tartar [Re: william g harris ] #97241 - 02/06/2006 03:35 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: ok, thanks. i am going to try some chicken on them shortly. i was told chicken backs and necks were easier to chew. do you have any comments on this? I agree. If you search here under "chicken backs" you'll find several forum members' discussion of chicken backs as a starter RMB-food.
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Tina Berry wrote 02/06/2006 05:17 PM Re: Will RAW help with plaque and tartar [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #97242 - 02/06/2006 05:17 PM
Tina Berry Webboard User Reg: 01-20-2006 Posts: 61 Loc: WA Offline	FYI: when I started my new gsds on raw; I started giving our silky terriers RMB (Knuckle bones) they were 8 and 10 yrs old with gross teeth; now their teeth are really white and they've never had their teeth brushed or cleaned - it was amazing. And their gums look good too.
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Sabrina_Borgstede wrote 02/06/2006 08:25 PM Re: Will RAW help with plaque and tartar [Re: william g harris ] #97243 - 02/06/2006 08:25 PM
Sabrina_Borgstede Webboard User Reg: 11-26-2005 Posts: 97 Loc: Houston, Tx Offline	Yup. The best toothbrush I've found so far is pork skin. If you can get a cut of pork with the skin attached, that's what I give my Collie when she starts getting a tartar/stain build up that chicken bones, turkey bones, fish bones, brisket bones, etc won't take off. Ethnic markets sometimes sell what's called in some a long foot. Pig leg from hoof to knee or thigh, usually. THAT is a meal that will take my guys a while, and gives them nice shiny white teeth afterwards. (But you may want to ease into something like that *lol*) "Why use an ipod? I have a cellphone." Sabrina 'n the gang http://www.geocities.com/havens_home
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