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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  I always had a hard time believing kibble was better for cleaning the gumline too. What I was told was that the kibble was hard so it helped to scrape off tartar, but once you start chewing on it, it turns to mush just like everything else, so how would it scrape off tartar? |
You might find this interesting as I did... I have a friend who feeds The Honest Kitchen and she explained to me she was nervous at basically feeding "mush" instead of kibble. She was told the comparision to kibble and reducing tarter was like us brushing our teeth with pretzals... not exactly recommended by 9 out of 10 dentists. The Honest kitchen website basically stated it perfectly... (quote posted below)
"Many pet food manufactures promote their dry, crunchy kibble products as capable of cleaning the teeth. There are a couple of flaws with this claim. The first is that in the majority of cases, dogs and cats don’t actually even crunch up their kibble with their teeth. Have you ever seen your animal companion vomit or regurgitate his kibble? Almost without exception, that kibble returns to the world in the exact same form as it was consumed – round pellets. There’s no way they could have cleaned the teeth because they were never even chewed, and simply got swallowed whole!"
So... I think you are exactly right in thinking this! After googling like crazy tonight... I am not sold kibble is the solution or prevention to tarter buildup... I think if you establish good dental habits that is the BEST prevention by far
