Does Your Dog Have His Own Toothbrush?

Debby

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Here is a really safe topic folks. I was wondering how many people here who have pets brush their pets teeth? I have two chihuahua's and a cat. The cat's I don't (wrong disposition for that I think), and I do brush one of the chihuahua's.

The one dog has mental issues so there's no way I could ever do his teeth but the other is really good about it and it's made a difference to his gums. Anyway, just curious if anybody else does this?
 

Debby said:
Here is a really safe topic folks. I was wondering how many people here who have pets brush their pets teeth? I have two chihuahua's and a cat. The cat's I don't (wrong disposition for that I think), and I do brush one of the chihuahua's.

The one dog has mental issues so there's no way I could ever do his teeth but the other is really good about it and it's made a difference to his gums. Anyway, just curious if anybody else does this?
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absolutely yes!!
 

I bought a toothbrush and dog-toothpaste many years ago for one of my other dogs, never did continue to do that brushing though. Instead, we've been using a scaling instrument to scrape the tartar/plaque off of our dog's teeth. We do this several times a year. We've never had any of our dog put under anesthesia for a tooth cleaning. Our dog is over twelve, and the vet is always impressed by the condition and health of his teeth and gums. Another dog we had was 14 yrs. old, and the vet was amazed at the healthy teeth. I don't think just brushing is enough, so we chose not to even bother with it.
 
hollydolly said:
absolutely yes!!
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So what kind of dog and how does he or she take it? And have you noticed a benefit?

Having two dogs and only doing one of them, you really get to see the difference it makes. My one dogs teeth are hideous! I hate even looking at them. But he has a bad heart so we can't even have the vet sedate him for cleaning. So the built up crud compared to the other who gets brushed is quite something.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I bought a toothbrush and dog-toothpaste many years ago for one of my other dogs, never did continue to do that brushing though. Instead, we've been using a scaling instrument to scrape the tartar/plaque off of our dog's teeth. We do this several times a year. We've never had any of our dog put under anesthesia for a tooth cleaning. Our dog is over twelve, and the vet is always impressed by the condition and health of his teeth and gums. Another dog we had was 14 yrs. old, and the vat was amazed at the healthy teeth. I don't think just brushing is enough, so we chose not to even bother with it.
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It's a hard habit to get into but I guess having the other dog who's teeth are so nasty is a good reminder. So is your dog inclined to chew on things to help clean his teeth? What do you owe the health of his mouth too? Maybe it's the size or something, because chihuahua's seem to develop a bad mouth very quickly.
 
The dogs whose teeth we cleaned by scaling were all Standard Schnauzers. I assist while my husband scrapes the tartar. My dog's not a big chewer, but we do give him a rolled rawhide every month or so to chew on. Once it begins to unroll or get small, we throw it out so there's no choke hazard. We feed dry food, with just a spoonful of canned for flavor, and he does get some chicken jerky (non-China), or natural dog biscuits as treats...so I think that might help.

When I did try the brushing, the dog didn't mind it at all, because he liked the flavor of the dog toothpaste.
 
We have a 2 1/2 year old Pomeranian (all of 6 pounds) that just loves having her teeth brushed.. We bought a doggie brush and some doggie paste and we do it about 2 or 3 times a week..
She likes the taste of the paste..

We also give her some dry biscuits as treats..
We feed her only dry food which is "Royal Canin" weight control for small dogs..

I believe that Poms are a breed that could have major teeth problems if not attended to....
 
Debby said:
So what kind of dog and how does he or she take it? And have you noticed a benefit?

Having two dogs and only doing one of them, you really get to see the difference it makes. My one dogs teeth are hideous! I hate even looking at them. But he has a bad heart so we can't even have the vet sedate him for cleaning. So the built up crud compared to the other who gets brushed is quite something.
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They are labradoodles, and they all accept the tooth cleaning without any fuss. We use a normal toothbrush with chicken flavour toothpaste, (finger cleaning is not an option being so close to fangs that could leave you digitless ) LOL...and it's done about once a month. The dogs get a raw chilled carrot every other day to keep their teeth clean too.

BTW anyone who may be thinking of brushing their own dogs teeth for the first time, please don't use normal toothpaste, dogs generally hate the taste and also it foams up in their mouth.
 
A dog with its own toothbrush? Now I have heard everything!:rolleyes:

Is a dog with mental health issues a polite way of saying the animal is dangerous? If that is the case it should be humanely put down, before it hurts or kills someone!
 
Carrots ??? Absolutely .. Every morning she gets 2 or 3 baby carrots to chew on as a treat...

Also she loves to play with some of those soft rubber toys.. Evidently they also help the gums and strengthen the jaw.....
 
SeaBreeze said:
I bought a toothbrush and dog-toothpaste many years ago for one of my other dogs, never did continue to do that brushing though. Instead, we've been using a scaling instrument to scrape the tartar/plaque off of our dog's teeth. We do this several times a year. We've never had any of our dog put under anesthesia for a tooth cleaning. Our dog is over twelve, and the vet is always impressed by the condition and health of his teeth and gums. Another dog we had was 14 yrs. old, and the vet was amazed at the healthy teeth. I don't think just brushing is enough, so we chose not to even bother with it.
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I did not know you could get a scaling instrument for dogs ,my last dog had yearly booster and check up .The Vet noticed a build up on one of her big molars and tried to scrape it off with his nail .But my dog wasn't to fussy about him doing it so he told us to have a go when at home .It told us to use a small screw driver to scrape the tartar off which i was able to do ,
but eventually she had a couple of teeth out under anaesthesia
ive tried a couple of times to Brush my present dogs teeth ,..i also let her have biscuits and dog dental chews to help keep them clean.
 
Justme said:
A dog with its own toothbrush? Now I have heard everything!:rolleyes:

Is a dog with mental health issues a polite way of saying the animal is dangerous? If that is the case it should be humanely put down, before it hurts or kills someone!
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No not those kind of issues. He's a four pound chihuahua that I've always compared to an autistic child. These are the things that frighten him: too much outside stimulation, too much touching, fingers curled while you pet him, hand too heavy, a bowl that is different (he won't eat if it isn't a small white bowl), picking him up when he faces you, touching him unexpectedly, looking at him....well just about everything. And now at the age of 12, we think he's beginning to suffer a little from dementia and that shows by him 'asking' to go outside but then forgetting why he's out there so you gotta keep telling him over and over to go to the bathroom or he just stands there staring at you! Totally useless little dog because he's too fearful to even be cuddly, but we just enjoy his weirdness and are glad that we are the family that took him on. Some people would be the wrong fit for a little mutty with issues.

As for 'his own toothbrush' well why not? I'm not sharing mine.
 
Steve said:
Carrots ??? Absolutely .. Every morning she gets 2 or 3 baby carrots to chew on as a treat...

Also she loves to play with some of those soft rubber toys.. Evidently they also help the gums and strengthen the jaw.....
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Our dogs run for the kitchen every time they hear the vegetable peeler. Very few things they don't love except they don't love chew toys of any sort which is why I brush Max's teeth at least every other day.

Steve, I think these tiny breeds are really prone to bad teeth.
 
Debby said:
No not those kind of issues. He's a four pound chihuahua that I've always compared to an autistic child. These are the things that frighten him: too much outside stimulation, too much touching, fingers curled while you pet him, hand too heavy, a bowl that is different (he won't eat if it isn't a small white bowl), picking him up when he faces you, touching him unexpectedly, looking at him....well just about everything. And now at the age of 12, we think he's beginning to suffer a little from dementia and that shows by him 'asking' to go outside but then forgetting why he's out there so you gotta keep telling him over and over to go to the bathroom or he just stands there staring at you! Totally useless little dog because he's too fearful to even be cuddly, but we just enjoy his weirdness and are glad that we are the family that took him on. Some people would be the wrong fit for a little mutty with issues.

As for 'his own toothbrush' well why not? I'm not sharing mine.
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Well whatever turns you on I suppose, I can't stand those sort of dogs, but each to their own. Animals don't brush their teeth in the wild, so I think it is crazy for a dog to have a toothbrush!
 
I don't have a dog now, but I am quite sure that if I had tried to clean his teeth with a toothbrush, I would be a few fingers short!

He had a mouth like a chainsaw!!
 
I tried doing it a couple of times to my lab, but could tell I wasn't accomplishing much. So gave it up. I give him chew treats and his teeth look fine.
 
Justme said:
Well whatever turns you on I suppose, I can't stand those sort of dogs, but each to their own. Animals don't brush their teeth in the wild, so I think it is crazy for a dog to have a toothbrush!
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This is not the nicest comment, when the poster has just told you all about her little dogs's problems.
 
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I don't have a dog at the moment [it's a long time since we had one.] However they are always advertising [on tv] a product that you give the dog to chew and it keeps the teeth and gums clean.
 
Davey Jones said:
Justme said:
A dog with its own toothbrush? Now I have heard everything!:rolleyes:

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They have doggie diapers too ya know along with dog psychology.
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Well the doggy diapers are often used when an intact female is in heat (they can sometimes be a little 'messy' I've heard) and would also be useful if you had a dog that was aging and incontinent. As for 'dog psychology', would that maybe be the current term for somebody who understands how dogs think and work to help you fix behaviour issues?
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Justme said:
Well whatever turns you on I suppose, I can't stand those sort of dogs, but each to their own. Animals don't brush their teeth in the wild, so I think it is crazy for a dog to have a toothbrush!
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Well then I promise not to ask you to look after him for me. Promise, you are safe. As for wild animals, well you're right, they don't brush their teeth and for a host of reasons I would imagine. Lack of opposable thumbs, no pay check so they can go buy one, no one will take them to the store to pick one out, most stores won't let them in.....

And it should be remembered that wild animals are eating a different and correct diet that doesn't leave as much crap in their mouths, they are chewing bones and hide and feathers every day which scrapes the crud off their teeth and as well they don't usually live as long as our pets because their teeth probably decay and either fall out or cause them to develop other diseases as a result of the gum disease that they'd likely develop as aging wild animals.
 
Trouble is -- animals in the wild do not eat things that are dangerous to their teeth -- whereas, especially with dogs, people tend to give them food that is NOT good for them and most dogs will eat ANYthing... kinda like us 'hooman beans'... heh! :)
 

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