Does your dog have bad breath?
Is there noticeable tartar?
Do you hesitate to have your dog put to sleep just to get a cleaning that can run hundreds of dollars?
Have you been wanting to take care of your dog’s teeth but been overwhelmed with all the products out there, toothbrushes, pastes, water additives, food additives, Greenies? (Glutinous ”toothbrush” made of starch. Do they really work because they look like a big green toothbrush? or is this marketing?
Does your dog refuse to let you anywhere near his mouth anyway?
I tried ProLab, a green-ish powder sprinkled on their food for 90 days (and $90.!) and didn’t see a difference and also noticed their ads had images with dogs teeth before and after that looked suspiciously Photoshopped to me. 🛑 I do not endorse this product!
What to do…?
I began to research and there were so many products out there, some chemical, some organic, some herbal, some with actual disinfectants. I made a list of all the products and their ingredients then gave up because it was overwhelming and I didn’t find faith in any of the products. And I didn’t have money to waste experimenting.
It so happens my pup needs her teeth cleaned and I was thinking non-anesthetic, maybe more traumatic but cheaper, but then it can’t get under the gum line either, where decay can happen. I was stumped.
An answer…
Quite by accident, I had my choices narrowed down by my nutrition vet as she noticed my dog had a broken canine and a cracked molar and recommended I go to a dental specialist she suggested. At my visit with him, he came to the same conclusion and more and explained his findings.
I was given an estimate that bowled me over, because it did included some unexpected but greatly needed surgery/extractions in addition to a cleaning. The broken canine had to be removed and until he saw the extent of the crack in the molar using a Cone Scan while she was asleep, wouldn’t know the extent of the repair needed. I totally trust this doctor’s expertise, thus my fundraiser began. (See our dental journey and more about the doctor here).