Best for keeping dog's teeth clean if you can't brush?

[oldie48]

Despite doing all the usual things to get Stanley used to having his teeth brushed, He just won't tolerate it. I noticed his breath was smelly so vet's did a clean under GA but I'm a bit stuck in knowing how to keep them clean. I've used dog chews, fish skin cubes, plaque off powder but nothing seems to work. He's a border terrier and I think they tend to have teeth problems. I've heard about elk milk chews, has anyone used them? Any suggestions gratefully received. As you can see, he has quite a good set of sharp teeth!

 

[HopOnTrot]

I have two BTs, the 4 year old has lovely teeth, the 12 old has poor teeth, he’s had them cleaned under GA twice and had two front teeth removed at 11. He wouldn’t let me brush them (annoyingly the other one would be happy to have them brushed!).

We tried dental food but it caused him to itch like crazy, we’ve tried various chews and powders and nothing works.

 

[HopOnTrot]

My older one has an underbite (I think) so doesn’t have a naturally great shaped mouth and his bottom canines push something on the top row. Still he’s got to 12 and only lost two!

 

[Morwenna]

My girl has one of these most days and the vet commented on how good her teeth are at her last checkup. https://www.jrpetproducts.com/produ...MIo42q2o3RhAMVZ5tQBh29TAu5EAQYASABEgKmAfD_BwE

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

You can buy a gel that you rub on the teeth daily it's called logic that helps keep them clean.

Winnie had a bad plaque build up and they were pretty bad and my groomer said she could do them, I must admit I was amazed at how clean she got them and she does it without any sedation and she was fine, it was £60 but a quick clean is £40 so I'm just going to keep on top of it now and get her to do them regularly.

Honestly find a groomer to try and do them it's so worth it the vet said it would be £600 and under a GA which I really didn't want for her.

I do sprinkle kelp powder on their dinner as it helps break down plaque as well as the gel.

 

[Esmae]

Raw bones regularly do the job for my dogs

 

[druid]

Try an ezyme gel or the Orozyme chews. You could put the gel on a tough/longer lasting chew if he won't accept the finger application option.

Canident seems to work for some (but it pretty much the same as plaque off so probably not useful for yours)

 

[Cortez]

Try an ezyme gel or the Orozyme chews. You could put the gel on a tough/longer lasting chew if he won't accept the finger application option.

Canident seems to work for some (but it pretty much the same as plaque off so probably not useful for yours)

I fed Plaque Off and it did nothing. I now feed all 3 of mine Canident (and the cat), and it has been nothing short of miraculous - all of them now have NO plaque, sweet breath and healthy gums. The cat is 19 and had chronic gingivitis: completely cleared up.

 

[druid]

I fed Plaque Off and it did nothing. I now feed all 3 of mine Canident (and the cat), and it has been nothing short of miraculous - all of them now have NO plaque, sweet breath and healthy gums. The cat is 19 and had chronic gingivitis: completely cleared up.

I've got 3 on Canident to see how it goes. 2 look no different at all, 1 is much improved. They're both apparently powdered/granulated seaweed

 

[Cortez]

I've got 3 on Canident to see how it goes. 2 look no different at all, 1 is much improved. They're both apparently powdered/granulated seaweed

One has seaweed in it (plaque off), the other is pure seaweed (Canident). It takes quite a long time to work, I think it was 6 months before all of mine were clear, longer for the cat - but he was REALLY gross

 

[druid]

One has seaweed in it (plaque off), the other is pure seaweed (Canident). It takes quite a long time to work, I think it was 6 months before all of mine were clear, longer for the cat - but he was REALLY gross

Mine do get hand scaled every month so they're really not bad at all, the one who has a lot of tartar is a rescue who won't tolerate brushing etc. Canident themselves say up to 15 weeks to see results, they've been on it since Dec 1 so about 14 weeks, by their own assertion it should have helped if it will

 

[JBM]

Canident in their food and dental sticks from the fridge

 

[Cortez]

Mine do get hand scaled every month so they're really not bad at all, the one who has a lot of tartar is a rescue who won't tolerate brushing etc. Canident themselves say up to 15 weeks to see results, they've been on it since Dec 1 so about 14 weeks, by their own assertion it should have helped if it will

Hope it works for yours

 

[MurphysMinder]

I've got 3 on Canident to see how it goes. 2 look no different at all, 1 is much improved. They're both apparently powdered/granulated seaweed

I used plaque off for ages with little success , swapped to Canident in January and there is a definite improvement. He was due to have a descale earlier this month but vet now want to check him again in another month as she is impressed how much better his teeth are .

 

[Indy]

Bandit will not tolerate having his teeth brushed and I was getting a bit concerned as his teeth weren't looking great. He has been having a chicken wing in a morning and I can see a huge improvement in how good his teeth are looking.

 

[MrsMozartleto]

Very interesting. Only one of mine is happy to have his teeth done, so have just ordered the Canident. Fingers are crossed!

 

[tristars]

i hand scale mine now and again, very gently, feed a very hard bone chew, made a huge difference, so rushed off and got another instock, but the first one is still going after 5 months, cept he keeps leaving i it all over the place so i keep falling over it and finding it in strange places, then sometimes i rub the gums round the canine teeth with a tiny dab of mouth wash to aid the gum

i find keeping a regular eye on the teeth and acting when needed has helped greatly

4 years ago he had 3 teeth removed, but has been ok since home maintenance

 

[oldie48]

Thanks for your replies. I'm going to try Canident, his teeth are clean now, hopefully they will stay that way. Also might get elk milk chews or raw chicken wings, not sure which. I know he likes raw chicken wings as I used to have them when he was a pup.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Love the photo Oldie!!