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09-08-2010, 07:15 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New York
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| Anyone Try a Small Electric toothbrush? Has anyone ever tried to brush their yorkie's teeth with one of those small electric toothbrushes they sell for young children? I'm thinking about trying one because I think it would do a better job than a regular toothbrush. I just don't know if my boys would tolerate the noise. Anyone?
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09-08-2010, 07:54 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I did!... and I had NO success...sadly.. I wanted it to work but Taycie freaked about the noise.. I just bought one of the children's ones too... It is an Hello Kitty one and its so cute Right now I am using guaze on my finger.. she is still trying to get used to getting her teeth brushed and that has worked so far the best for us!.. I use the Oxyfresh Pet Gel and Oral Hygiene Solution! So far we LOVE it! |
09-08-2010, 08:06 PM | #3 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Yes, I use the Conair Interplak rechargeable toothbrush. It has a small head and doesn't make much noise, I use it with poultry flavored toothpaste and I feel like I can do a much better job then with a manual toothbrush. It's less than twenty dollars and they sell it at Target. Here's a picture: Amazon.com: Conair Interplak Rotary Toothbrush -...
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09-08-2010, 10:44 PM | #4 |
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| It took practice and patience on my part, but I use one on my guys. It's got a little round head on it and I bought extra heads so they each had their own. Once they got used to it, I found it to be so much easier than fighting manually scrubbing with a regular 'ol toothbrush. Now I just hold their beards, move the toothbrush across their teeth and let the little spinning head do the work. And of course they always get a greenie after. Bribery works VERY well with my furkids. hahaha They now know that if they eat that pill or tolerate that brushing that they immediately get a goodie for it.
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09-09-2010, 08:20 AM | #5 | |
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09-09-2010, 02:39 PM | #6 |
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| Thank you all for your replies. This gives me some confidence that maybe they'll tolerate the noise. Nancy, I plan on checking out the Conair Interplak next time I am at Target. Thanks again.
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