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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I didn't mean to come off as harsh, I do not believe you can take antidotal evidence and pass it off as fact. You can say what you or a friend experienced, but to suggest that this means that other dogs will not need any dental care is not careful enough. From what I've read in the forum, many people say raw is very good for the teeth, but from what I gather, there are all types of raw. A dog tearing meat off a chicken leg is much different than eating raw ground hamburger with no bones, also the amount of time food would stay on the surface of the teeth is much different. Furthermore, the actual gnawing the meat from the bone would help to keep tartar off. We are not producing anything "natural" when we give a diet of ground hamburger, cooked rice, etc, not to say that this isn't healthy, but it's not something dogs would find in the wild, and the ingredients might be much more likely to stick to the teeth.
From what I've read on the forum, and again this would be antidotal, so it's not "fact", many people seem to think that homemade/canned is the worst on teeth, while kibble is in the middle, and raw is the best, but some raw diets contain such things as cooked rice, which is no different than homemade diet. The pure raw diet may be the best, but to suggest that people should not brush teeth or have periodic teeth cleanings would be irresponsible. I looked at your links, and I didn't see anything to suggest that dogs don't need to have their teeth cleaned if they eat raw. |
you are correct, i reread my statement and i did make it sound like you never will need a cleaning or brushing...
correcting my mistatement: I believe that feeding raw will help their teeth and give them LESS tarter problems and LESS of a need for regular cleanings and I personally do not brush teeth. Not all dogs are the same, so what works for me might not work for you. Raw is said to be better for teeth, but i didn't mean to make it sound like there would be NO issues, because there might be.
thanks Nancy for clarifying.