Guest greengrass123 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 How many of you brush your dogs teeth, and do you know of an alternative to the grossly overpriced canine toothpastes that are available. Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) Marrow bone, with plenty of meat on. Edited April 13, 2008 by Frank Quote Link to post
sue 1 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 never done it there has never been no need Quote Link to post
Guest buster321c Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 My bitch has a carrot a day and it does the job on her teeth , also a vet told me its has a natural wormer in it .Plus i would rather give her a carrot than anything else as a treat ,its good for her and she loves them ! Quote Link to post
Guest manda Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Apple can also clean teeth and as buster said better than other treats Quote Link to post
bill88 6 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Raw meaty bones. Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 On raw carcases and bones mine never need their molars (back teeth) doing, but I find they still get a thin line of plaque along the top of their canines from time to time. I just scrape it off VERY carefully using an old blunt veg knife to prise it loose. Go from the gums down and use tiny movements, keeping the tension in your hand so the knife or deplaquer doesn't slip and go into the gum on the jaw below or above depending on whether your'e doing top or bottom teeth. Quote Link to post
Yorkshire Hunter 0 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) those 'dentisticks' that are always advertised on the telly work wonders; clean the teeth, stop bad breath, and the dogs see it as a treat! Edited April 13, 2008 by Yorkshire Hunter Quote Link to post
Meerihunter 7 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) As Sky cat says raw meat and bones will keep them tip top. I use a metal nail file ( the type with the curved tip to descale the canines in the same way. Your wasting your money on these commercial dentarasks (sp?) etc. Get some bones from butcher, It'll likely only cost a few pennies donation to the charity box and they do your a hell of a lot more good. Edited April 13, 2008 by Meerihunter Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Marrow bones will wear the teeth down prematurely and could lead to enamel loss allowing disease in. Watch out for that. This is why I use Lamb. Softer bone and the teeth pass through it. Keeps them sharp, clean and healthy. Like this: Quote Link to post
steviesun 0 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I find that a mix of different bones help clean different teeth. But even I haven't solved the canine teeth problem. For an idea of the range of bones I just at the moment. Sometimes I give long bones (unless they're from old beasts they're not too much of a problem and I usually get given sheep bones anyway), sometimes beef rib (I believe that the membranes being pulled off help to floss the dog's teeth), and sometimes spine. My hound has only just started to really eat the vertebrae recently. He has lovely teeth except for the fine line on the canines. He also gets bones within meat such as chicken wings. And I hope one day to be able to give him whole rabbit again. We were given a bone from the petshop once. It chipped his tooth and then was promptly thrown away. Raw fresh bones only since. Quote Link to post
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 We were given a bone from the petshop once. It chipped his tooth and then was promptly thrown away. Raw fresh bones only since. One of those bloody Roasted Marrow Bones, I expect? Quote Link to post
DiStuRBeD 0 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 i too feed raw meat and bones, dogs teeth are in good nick one thing but, my dogs chipped his tooth, i believe its from sheep bones, possibly the leg??? real hard bones they are, not like the ribs etc that they eat happily... its put me off feeding mutton Quote Link to post
earth&hounds 94 Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I USE COLGATE MATE USE CHICKEN CARCASE AND BONES MATE Quote Link to post
Guest Frank Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 I USE COLGATE MATE USE CHICKEN CARCASE AND BONES MATE ...Aquafresh, is the one... Quote Link to post
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