Are you sure she had a teeth cleaning, or just teeth pulled? Rarely do vets give an actual dental at that age. But it is possible.
No, you do not need a professional cleaning before applying the Petzlife. I like Petzlife -- lots have had great results with it. It does contain some alcohol which some are uncomfortable with, but I'm not sure it's enough to worry. Either way, I do use it on occasion, like when we are spending the night somewhere else and don't brush for the night, I'll use petzlife instead.
Jackson was a toothbrush hater for a long time. It was such a struggle that I had basically given up and managed only to brush his teeth when he'd get in the bath tub every week or two.
He had to have a dental last month due to another tooth issue (over-bite, had a vital pulpotomy on his canine tooth) so got them cleaned while under. They weren't terrible but did have some tarter build-up on all of his canine teeth. Anyways now they are shiny and white and perfect and I plan on keeping them that way and hopefully not needing for a long time/never needing another dental (at least that's my goal).
So anyways, after the procedure on his mouth, we weren't allowed to brush for two weeks so I took advantage and every night for those 2 weeks, we would go into the bathroom. First couple of days, he'd just go in there and get a treat. Then I brought out the brush, introduced him to it, let him sniff, etc. Eventually he had started opening his mouth when he saw it. I would lift up his lip, get him used to me touching around his face, etc, and he'd get a treat.
Now he's SOOO good at getting his teeth brushed. He comes into the bathroom with me every night, it's his little routine and he doesn't even put up a fuss. I wouldn't say he enjoys it but he tolerates it and that's what is important!
I bought CET beef flavored toothpaste which he seems to like and a CET finger toothbrush (which I find a bit easier to brush with).
Btw, as an FYI, most vets follow the 3 year AAHA veterinarian vaccine protocol now.... at 2years old, she should not really need any more shots, unless you do the extra things like bordatella. But vaccinating every year is not recommended and I would never do it. I like Dr. Dodds protocol. |