How do you clean or brush dog's teeth?

Nagem

Don't defrost them in the microwave. Leave them in the sink to defrost. You don't want them heated up at all or that defeats part of the purpose.
The time it takes to chew a bone really depends on the dog. The big round bones with marrow in them can take a while for most dogs to finish, while other bones can take half of an hour. While I am not sure how hard the bones are in chicken backs, things like lamb shoulder don't take most dogs too long to finish off (under half of an hour). I would just watch your dog to see what kind of chewer she is, and if you can't watch her until she finishes the bone just take it away and give it back to her when you can watch her again.

merrow

i freeze for atleast 24 hours defrost in the frigde or warm water if i forget
i usally get his stuff out the night b4 and then what he dosnt eat gets bin well then he lab gets it and if she is full the cat has a go hen i get it out the next day, but thats me and teddy is a bit funny, i no ppl whos dog will take a bone and berry it and dig it up later that week like thay would if they were wild.

xxx good luck and hope u have shiny teeth soon

luv4gsds

Well after a while a raw bones will start to smell some what. I freeze them but I thaw them out before hand. It is very hard for a dog to get parasites and bacteria from raw. If the dog has a weak immune system then you want to be causes about parasites and bacteria. But dog's have shorter digestive tract than humans.

DoggieLover

Great info! One last question - I heard that giving pig's ears, bully sticks, etc to a dog to chew on can cause soft poop/diarrhea in some dogs (or salmonella?). Is there a chance of the same thing happening with RAW bones?

BeckyBeagal

One more question-

How often do you have to feed RAW bones to keep teeth clean? Once a week, several times a week? I appreciate your answer.

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OC_Spirit

I feed my guys raw bones straight from the freezer 1-3 times a week. Once a week should do it for keeping his teeth pearly white

During the winter time I leave the bones out up until spring when the weather goes above freezing. Once its above freezing I pick all the bones up and throw them out and after that bones only get left out for a few hours at a time before being picked up and thrown out. If not they tend to get full of maggots *ewwww*

Jillibeanz72

My vet once said put a little baking soda on your finger and massage your dog's teeth. It's inexpensive, works nicely, and is not traumatic for your dog.

BeckyBeagal

OC-

So you don't defrost your bones? and where do you buy chicken or turkey neck? I haven't seen them any where yet.


It does sound good too. I will try it. Thank you

OC_Spirit

Nope no defrosting, they are able to get the marrow out faster that way and I use the bones as a time-passer too so that would defeat the purpose. Plus then in the summer time the bones are kinda like a ""popcicle"" for them, they really enjoy it!

I get my turkey necks from my work. I work at a restaraunt and we prep all our turkey ourselves so then I just ask for the bits to be kept. I get the necks and a few other parts too. although lately they''ve been getting pre-prepped turkeys so I may have to go elsewhere to get necks. I''ll probably just go where my work is getting the turkeys from.

Gracie Doodle

I had a problem cleaning my dogs teeth. I started by using boiullian on my finger, just to get him used to it then graduated to doggy toothpaste on my finger, then doggy toothpaste on a brush. I found that it's easier using the finger brush. I found this kit online, works great, has all the essentials to try, see what works, without spending a ton of money

http://www.heavenforpets.com/Health/...rter-Kit.aspx?

Alex25

Hi,

you could just use a toothbrush, but you can also buy some calcium and
some local oral Hygen products from this pet pharmacy.

Hope it helps

Alex

Ginny01OT

I use a finger toothbrush you can get at your local petstore along with pet tailored toothpaste. Three times a week I give him a Nylabone dental chew--NO GREENIES!

I should add that the dental chew is only given under my supervision and when it gets small enough that it can be swallowed whole I take it away.

Geezer

Has anyone used any of the probiotic sprinkles that you can put on a dog's food? I use one called DentaTreat made by Wysong. It has a cheese base, so dogs love the stuff and it is full of active bacteria cultures that fight plaque and tarter as well as other mouth problems (sores, bad breath, etc.).

I have also tried using a seaweed formula called PlaqueOff by ProDen. But I am being very careful because my dog is on ThyroTabs at present (seaweed and Thyroid hormone can have a bad reaction).

My Golden Retriever used to have a very bad plaque problem that resulted in sore gums. After having a scraping under anesthetic by the vet, I have used this stuff ever since and it seem to really do the job.

Oh, and I also give her a Pedagree Dentabone once a day. After hearing some scary stuff about giving raw bones, Dentabones and Dentastix are the only "bones" I give her any more.

Geezer

BeckyBeagal

Seasweed and Thyroid hormone bad reaction??? I am from Korea and it is home or natural remedy to eat lots of seaweed product to be better from Thyroid problem.

gizmobaby

if you use raw meaty bones, how long should they chew the bones for?

Lonewolfblue

For Betty, I give her both beef soup bones and beef ribs. She loves chicken, but it really gives her gas. As for the bones, I just let her work on it for several days.

poodleholic

I use an electric toothbrush with Petzine gel (www.petzine.com). Removes stains and built-up tartar to the point of amazing.

My dogs also get raw bones.

BeckyBeagal

After I got information from other Dog Forum families here, I started to give her raw bones or cooked bones (beef or pork)-she loves them, her teeth is white as snow. I don't give her regularly, just whenever we have bones left over. Hope it helps.

LMH

I don't think giving cooked bones is ever a good idea. It changes the whole biological structure making them more susceptible to splinter and break off with sharp edges.
Anywhoo..I give my dog raw turkey necks, he loves crunching through those and I give beef ribs cuts and marrow bones. I tried giving raw chicken twice and that was a big mistake! I figure the chicken in my parts just isn't reliable to be clean enough to give him raw. he does fine with cooked chicken. With rawa chicken he thew up violently. I felt really bad about it. I also give smoked turkey neckes because it is mostly cartlidge and only small pieces of bone. he crunches threw those as well.

Bailizzle812

Our dog likes to get his teeth brushed...we kind of made a game out of it so now everytime he sees me get his brush and toothpaste he runs around in circles and then comes sits on my lap and lets me brush them..i guess we got lucky with that one...

Also, are greenies bad for the dog?

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