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04-12-2009, 07:02 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MI
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| Brushing teeth......... Tyler is 8 weeks old and we are going to attempt to brush his teeth for the first time. Our pet store recommend Petrodex. Since this is a first time for us any input would be helpful. |
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04-12-2009, 07:16 AM | #2 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Your main goal in taking care of his teeth at this age is to get him use to the act of tooth brushing. You don't have to be that through, he will lose these teeth anyway, but getting him use to you working in his mouth is important. I recently purchased one of the fingertip brushes that you place over your index finger, and I really like it, I think it gives you more control. You can also use a child's soft toothbrush. I would make these early sessions easily going and short, around 6 months of age, he'll start getting permanent teeth, and these are the teeth that will need brushing. Dogs don't really get cavities like humans do, their weakness is tartar, which can lead to gum inflammation and tooth loss. He'll probably go through a bad breath period, and this is due to losing the baby teeth, and the blood will give mouth a fishy smell. Sometimes double rows of teeth can cause bad breath because food can gathers between the teeth, if they don't lose baby teeth on their own, most people have them pulled when they have a spay or neuter. By the way, I'm glad you got a dog toothpaste, human toothpaste uses artificial sweeteners that can poison your dog.
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04-12-2009, 07:21 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tn
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| i bought a toothbrush and toothpaste yesterday. I took some toothpaste on my finger and she licked it and seemed to like it very much, so i took and put a little on the toothbrush and she started to like it off the brush and then trying to chew on the brush so i kept like slightly twisting the brush for now to start getting her use to it being in her mouth, hope i'm going about it the right way LOL |
04-12-2009, 07:25 AM | #4 | |
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04-12-2009, 07:30 AM | #5 | |
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We took your advice and he did lets us put the small tooth brush and the finger tip brush into his mouth and we went no further. He licked the toothpaste and seemed to like it. We will try it again next week. Thanks Last edited by airstreamer; 04-12-2009 at 07:31 AM. | |
04-12-2009, 08:28 AM | #6 |
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04-12-2009, 12:26 PM | #7 |
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| Momo likes to always chew something when I'm brushing him, so he grabs his toothbrush on the vanity & I'll brush him while he cleans his teeth. I also use the finger brush & they're great, & they seem to love the petrodex poultry flavored toothpaste. **Nancy...good post**
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05-03-2009, 06:16 AM | #9 | |
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A few pictures of Tyler getting his teeth brushed.......thanks agian for your advice........... | |
05-03-2009, 07:45 AM | #11 |
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| Thats exactly what I do. I let them chew and I will swish the brush around the mouth. I try to brush teeth everyday... |
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05-03-2009, 08:39 AM | #13 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I just made a new thread asking for photos, so if I can use your pictures of yorkies getting their teeth brushed for a U-tube video, please submit them to this thread: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ml#post2605287
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