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Help! Teeth Claening
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You can buy a tooth scraper from the vet. Hold the dog firmly and open the mouth and scrape from the gum down. You can loosen the tarter with hydrogen peroxide first. Take several days to finish the job and reward. It’s easier to maintain it after the vet has done it – prevention. Professional dog handlers often have grooming facilities and they scale their showdogs teeth monthly.
Scaling from the gum down isn’t necessarily sufficient. A lot of calculus can build up on the tooth above the gum line. Just be careful not to cut the gum. — – Hal & Karen, Volunteers for Greyhound Pets, Inc. (GPI) Turner (Make A Turn) Issaquah, WA: 206-392-9114 Time (High Time) Coeur d’Alene, ID: 208-667-4043
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The vet wants to put my puppy ( 1 & 1/2 yrs. ) to sleep and clean his teeth. Is there an alternative??
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The vet wants to put my puppy ( 1 & 1/2 yrs. ) to sleep and clean his teeth. Is there an alternative??
Yeah, let his teeth rot out. <g (and actually, "put to sleep" usually refers to euthanasia, not anesthesia. Maybe "put him out" or "put him under"??) Seriously — how dirty are his teeth? Do you brush them? (Did you know that you *can*, but not with human toothpaste?) If his teeth are dirty enough to require professional cleaning, go ahead and have it done (and anything else that might need done while he’s under, like tattooing or neutering). Then get some advice about how to *maintain* his teeth — there are special mouthwashes, doggy-toothpaste, and even certain chew toys are good for keeping the tartar under control. Learn how to brush your dog’s teeth — there are some excellent good-tasting toothpastes for dogs, at least according to Gypsy who will protect the tube from my other two dogs! and Kati, who chewed through the tube to get at it when she was a puppy (and I have to hide the mouthwash or else Gyps would be on top of the refrigerator to get it). Some people go as far as to learn how to "scale" their dogs’ teeth (that’s the technical word for "scraping" them), but I’ve heard mixed comments about that. Does anyone know if it’s true or not that scaling without polishing actually causes the tartar to come back sooner than not scaling at all? & Edric the Wonder Mutt, Kati the world’s hairiest Akita, __ /|__ Gypsy the brindle pinto pogo stick, ah, I mean Akita, / ___/ ^_/ and Battlecat & Cringer, who think all dogs are dumb / | (oh, yeah, there might be a husband under all the hair) / — / "If I don’t vacuum for another year, maybe I’ll finally || || have wall-to-wall carpeting!"
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You can buy a tooth scraper from the vet. Hold the dog firmly and open the mouth and scrape from the gum down. You can loosen the tarter with hydrogen peroxide first. Take several days to finish the job and reward. It’s easier to maintain it after the vet has done it – prevention. Professional dog handlers often have grooming facilities and they scale their showdogs teeth monthly.
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The vet wants to put my puppy ( 1 & 1/2 yrs. ) to sleep and clean his teeth. Is there an alternative?? If his teeth are dirty enough to require professional cleaning, go ahead and have it done (and anything else that might need done while he’s under, like tattooing or neutering).
Or toenail clipping … Since Murphy has been diagnosed with irritable bowel disease and thus can’t chew bones (not allowed beef or mutton) I have had to brush her teeth. I got a special toothbrush and toothpaste from the vet to use (I forget what it’s called now. There are 3 flavour choices, I have malt which she doesn’t seem to mind, though she hates having her teeth brushed). It has some sort of enzyme cleaning thing in it, so you don’t actually have to scrub to get results, just sort of smear it around the teeth as best you can with the brush (though I guess if you can give the teeth a bit of a scrub too it’s better – I feel I’m not cleaning them properly if I don’t scrub a bit). Rachel
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The vet wants to put my puppy ( 1 & 1/2 yrs. ) to sleep and clean his teeth. Is there an alternative?? If his teeth are dirty enough to require professional cleaning, go ahead and have it done (and anything else that might need done while he’s under, like tattooing or neutering). Or toenail clipping … Since Murphy has been diagnosed with irritable bowel disease and thus can’t chew bones (not allowed beef or mutton) I have had to brush her teeth. I got a special toothbrush and toothpaste from the vet to use (I forget what it’s called now. There are 3 flavour choices, I have malt which she doesn’t seem to mind, though she hates having her teeth brushed). It has some sort of enzyme cleaning thing in it, so you don’t actually have to scrub to get results, just sort of smear it around the teeth as best you can with the brush (though I guess if you can give the teeth a bit of a scrub too it’s better – I feel I’m not cleaning them properly if I don’t scrub a bit). Rachel
Lynda, Hi, I know how you feel. I had the same reaction the first time I had to have this done to my little guy. He has gone under twice ( the latest) at the age of 12 ) and came through just fine. His breath was wonderful too !!! I am told now, that they can do a procedure which involves very light general anesthetic, with local freezing as well. We are thinking of this as it’s a bit risky for our dog to go under now due to diabetes. We have a vet who specializes in doggy dentistry in our area, so you may have to locate one for the procedure I mentioned.If you want any more
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