[Beabble]

Originally Posted by Beabble

Had to come back and correct this info. I did read on the ingredient list for the gel that it DOES have corn alcohol in it, so, I first called the CET Vribac company that makes the CET toothpaste I've used on Mags for years and asked them if it was in their product, they said it isn't. I asked them if they knew anything about alcohol or corn alcohol being toxic to dogs and she said it depends on the dosages and if they are a healthy dog or not. She said it's inevitable to make a lot of products that don't have alcohol in them because the distilling process itself makes the alcohol in many products. So, I got off the phone with them and called the Tropiclean company and asked them about alcohol or corn alcohol being toxic to dogs, she said the same thing the CET company said, it depends on the health of an animal and the amount of alcohol. If the animal has kidney or liver problems and is in bad health, it could hurt them. She said they don't add alcohol to the product though, it's a natural ingredient from the distilling process and that's the actual ingredient that gets rid of the germs in the dogs mouth and fights against gingervitis and also removes the tarter from the dogs teeth. So, I then got off the phone with them and called my vet to ask them if alcohol or corn alcohol is toxic to dogs. He's in surgery right now so I gave the secretary all the info and am waiting on a call back. I'll let ya know what I find out. If it's something that's going to hurt my furbabies, I'll take it back to the store. The water additive however doesn't have it in there, so I'll keep that. I did ask them at the CET Virbac company if they make a gel product and she said no, but the toothpaste could be used in the same way as a gel, that you don't have to use a toothbrush, but using one helps the process along faster, that it's the enzymes in this product that removes the tarter. So, I'll wait and see what I hear from my vet and let ya know.

Just got a call back from my vets office. My regular doc isn't in, but the one covering for him said he's not familiar with the Tropiclean gel, however, a lot of these products do have a form of alcohol in them but not in an amount anywhere near what would hurt them and he'd be perfectly comfortable saying it's safe. Wished my regular doc was in, I'd feel so much more comfy hearing that from him.