What kind of toothbrush do you think works best?(besides raw diet)
My vet suggested a kind of fingerglove that has a scrubby part on the end. Anybody had success with that?
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Hello:
I have not had success with that, besides it is very small and I can hardly get my finger in there. What I use is some medical gauze or a wash cloth and that seems to work fine. I also have a "doggie toothbrush" but I just use that to get the molars way in the back. I also give him a big bone every week or so to help him keep his teeth clean.
Hope this helps,
Brandon
Use an enzymatic toothpaste or an oral rinse made just for pets. Auster loves the toothpaste (chicken flavor) and even though it is expensive you only need a little bit. Mine is CET, but I think there might be other enzymatic brands.
I think Auster might be the only dog with her own electric toothbrush <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> . Don't worry, it is just one of the cheap Crest ones (Same thing that I've got).
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LAUREN
<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Chicken flavor toothpaste! That cracks me up!
Where did you buy it?
I think I'll get two-one for the dog and one for the guest bath <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
Erin
It was reccommended that I use a Finger brush on my 13 year old Lhasa. I adopted the thing , and didnt realize that he didnt like his teeth brushed AT ALL> If you have a pup maybe it would work, but for older dogs that can really chomp down... OUCH! I have skinny fingers too ,so the darn finger brush kept coming right off my finger. Very aggravating when the dog isn't cooperating.
I think some kind of cloth might be better and easier on the gums for everyday cleaning, if your dog is used to having his mouth played with.
A doggie toothbrush is a little too hard in my opinion, especially for getting to those back teeth. It's also too easy to apply too much pressure and cause the gums to be sore with a reg. brush.
I use a reg. toothbrush on my dog just because he likes to bite down... If he's going to be doing that, it might as well be on something hard and plastic and not on something soft and fleshy <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Originally posted by Erin Pilkington: Chicken flavor toothpaste! That cracks me up!
Where did you buy it?
I bought it from the vet, but I'm sure that most pet supply catalogs carry it as well. Dogs don't understand rinsing, so it is important to find a toothpaste that they can eat <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> .
I never tasted it to verify that it was chicken flavor, but it smelled like chicken.
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