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Originally Posted by oceansoracle  Well thanks for the information! Question is where can I get a dental scaler? Also the Enzymatic Toothpaste! |
Hopefully this is okay (I'm not sure why it wouldn't be...???), but I got MY scaler at Walmart in the toothbrush section (it came in a pack with a mirror and a pick). I actually just tried scaling today at my vet's suggestion since my Bella's plaque is pretty minimal and since she has liver disease so we want to avoid anesthesia unless absolutely necessary!! He showed me how and showed me which kind to buy, which is the exact one in the set from Walmart. He DID say that dentists are only allowed to use their instruments for so long and then they have to get rid of them, so if you have a regular dentist, you could ask if they have any old ones that they haven't thrown away and they may just give one to you! (I just moved, so I don't have a dentist yet.
) But, the Walmart set was really inexpensive.
About the toothpaste, I know some people swear by the enzymatic toothpaste, but my vet told me that it didn't matter whether it was enzymatic or not, and that honestly baking soda works as well as anything else...he said that really the brushing itself is way more important than using ANY toothpaste at all! Hopefully he's right because I tried the CET vanilla mint enzymatic toothpaste but only used it a couple of times because I can't stand the smell...kind of like root beer, which I abhor!
weird, I know! So now I just have a regular mint toothpaste, which I do like the smell of. I know Petco has enzymatic toothpaste (it's poultry flavor), but the only way I know of to get the CET vanilla mint is online...
CET Pet Toothpaste for dogs & cats
Hope that helps!!