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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  
You made a very cruicial point--brushing and other efforts in dental hygeine are very important as well. My understanding (and opinion) is that canned food DOES help build tartar (as you pointed out) and leaves residue on the teeth not left by kibble, which granted, has limited actually 'cleaning' power. It's not so much 'what does kibble do that canned doesn't' for me, it's 'what DOESN'T kibble do that canned DOES.'
My personal opinion is that anything I can do to reduce the amount of build up (and the cleanings that result), the better.  |
I totally understand your view and that's great.
I, on the other hand, think that the benefits of canned foods (giving dogs much needed moisture) and being less processed (is dry, meat-flavored cereal really good for the body) far outweighs the dental issue and brushing can take care of it anyway. It is important to brush either way, so I don't believe there is an advantage.