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Tooth cleaning for my dog…

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MayBee70 Mon 04-Sept-23 13:08:21

A while back I took my dog to the vets to get a lump checked: thankfully was nothing to worry about. I asked the vet at the time to look at her teeth as I’d heard that there were ways to clean a dogs teeth without anaesthetising them, ultrasound or water and did they provide that service. He said her teeth were fine and he’d never heard of ultrasound cleaning. I did look into finding somewhere that did it but didn’t get round to doing it. I do use plaque off and she has a fish stick every day that is supposed to remove plaque. Fast forward a few months and when she had her booster the very same vet said her teeth would need cleaning under general anaesthetic in a couple of years time. No mention of things I could do to improve her teeth eg toothpaste etc. I was bit taken aback especially as he warned me that it would cost several hundred pounds. Now, a friend of mine had to have dental work done on both of her dogs when they got older as they both developed abscesses so I know it can be a problem and better not to leave it till they’re elderly. The vets has just become part of a large concern, as most vets are these day. I just felt suspicious that it was just a bit of a money earner for vets and couldn’t understand why he’d given me no advice on improving her teeth and why her teeth were ok a few months ago but suddenly seem to be problematic. Has anyone had tooth cleaning done at a groomers and, if so did it help? Whippets are prone to developing plaque. I know a lot of people that give their dogs raw frozen chicken wings to clean their teeth but I’m very wary of bones even if uncooked. I do wish my vets was still the same small concern that it used to be where you saw the same vet for years.

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farview Mon 11-Sept-23 12:37:12

Callistemon may be with trying 🥕🥕

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MayBee70 Mon 11-Sept-23 13:34:56

Callistemon21

I took one of my dogs to the vets to have his claws clipped, judging by the yelps I heard from the treatment room, it was not a happy experience.

If she's happy for you to do it then carry on rather than take her to the vet's.

Oh hell. I used my Millers Forge clippers last night instead of the dremel, as they’re supposed to just take a fraction off, and I cut into the quick again. She ended up having extra chicken, an extra long play session and had me hugging her all evening saying I’m so sorry! I think she recovered from it quicker than I did. So it’s totally out of the question taking her to a groomers to have her claws clipped. Being black it’s impossible to see how far down the quick goes. I can’t believe how fast they grow.

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Callistemon21 Mon 11-Sept-23 15:15:40

MayBee70

Callistemon21

I took one of my dogs to the vets to have his claws clipped, judging by the yelps I heard from the treatment room, it was not a happy experience.

If she's happy for you to do it then carry on rather than take her to the vet's.

Oh hell. I used my Millers Forge clippers last night instead of the dremel, as they’re supposed to just take a fraction off, and I cut into the quick again. She ended up having extra chicken, an extra long play session and had me hugging her all evening saying I’m so sorry! I think she recovered from it quicker than I did. So it’s totally out of the question taking her to a groomers to have her claws clipped. Being black it’s impossible to see how far down the quick goes. I can’t believe how fast they grow.

The vet cut down to the quick then said it was the dog's fault!

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MayBee70 Mon 11-Sept-23 18:35:57

Several times I’ve asked the vet to cut my dogs claws when they’ve been under sedation for something else and they’ve hardly taken anything off. It doesn’t really do any damage if you cut into the quick other than making them even more scared of having it done.

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Callistemon21 Mon 11-Sept-23 22:48:47

I think I was more upset because I couldn't see what was going on!

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V3ra Tue 12-Sept-23 07:59:21

My old dog has poor teeth, so I ordered an ostrich bone for him last weekend. He was terrified of it and wouldn't go near it!

I gave him a whole carrot yesterday evening and he happily crunched it all up, so thank you farview for that recommendation 🥕

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V3ra Tue 12-Sept-23 08:01:04

Forgot to say he has his claws trimmed and smoothed at the groomers.

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MayBee70 Tue 12-Sept-23 09:26:52

Winnie didn’t like her ostrich bone at first so I held it for her like a tug toy. The next day she was straight onto it. I think her teeth look better already.

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MayBee70 Sat 11-May-24 19:52:11

Vito

I'm a greyhound owner, shes my first, when I adoted her I was warned how notoriously bad greys teeth and gums are, and to brush her teeth daily,which i did. Her teeth were ok but not particularly zingy white. Met another greyhound owner out on a walk , his dog was older than mine with the most fabulous white teeth , he advised ostrich bones , they crumble not splinter. Molly now has plaque free zingy white teeth 😀

So, 8 months on: my dog had a nail bed infection and we had to take her to a different vet to my vet ( the one that said she would need to be anaesthetised to have her teeth cleaned). I asked him what he thought of her teeth and he said they were much better than his own dogs teeth and he’d give them 95/100. I have, however, changed to Ostrich knuckles which are less messy than leg bones. And also brush them every night before she goes to sleep.

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