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Vereen · 03-23-2015, 07:32 AM

I've posted before about the difficulties I've had brushing Joni's teeth. We struggled with a small toothbrush (both baby and small pet size) as well as the finger covers- the plastic with bristles and the terry cloth sock type.

Joni just had her first year checkup and our vet noticed some slight buildup at the gum line so we obviously had not done an adequate (and I admit a frequent enough) brushing. After I explained all that I had tried, she suggested that I roll first aid gauze around my index finger a couple of times and use that as a brush. It's not as thick as the terry cloth sock and not a strange object like a toothbrush. And because it is thin, I can get to those back teeth in that tiny mouth and can feel the teeth thru the gauze. The netted surface of the gauze with a bit of CET toothpaste seems to clean nicely.

So far this has been a good solution for us. So simple and don't know why I didn't think of it already. But wanted to share in case any one else was troubleshooting teeth brushing.

Good luck!

03-23-2015, 07:32 AM	#1
Vereen Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: By the sea Posts: 129	Teeth brushing solution I've posted before about the difficulties I've had brushing Joni's teeth. We struggled with a small toothbrush (both baby and small pet size) as well as the finger covers- the plastic with bristles and the terry cloth sock type. Joni just had her first year checkup and our vet noticed some slight buildup at the gum line so we obviously had not done an adequate (and I admit a frequent enough) brushing. After I explained all that I had tried, she suggested that I roll first aid gauze around my index finger a couple of times and use that as a brush. It's not as thick as the terry cloth sock and not a strange object like a toothbrush. And because it is thin, I can get to those back teeth in that tiny mouth and can feel the teeth thru the gauze. The netted surface of the gauze with a bit of CET toothpaste seems to clean nicely. So far this has been a good solution for us. So simple and don't know why I didn't think of it already. But wanted to share in case any one else was troubleshooting teeth brushing. Good luck!