[Jaada]

Hi All-

I am trying to train Toto to take a small toothbrush, but it is proving very difficult!


I read the technique in a couple of places of trying to get him to let me put my finger in his mouth, then add toothpaste and repeat until we progress to brushing).

I cannot seem to get him to the finger in the mouth stage... and I have been trying for a couple of weeks so getting a little disheartened that I am going to have to deal with dead fish breath forever. *gag* (licking the enzymatic toothpaste is doing absolutely nothing.

For those of you who do brush regularly how long did it take you to make progress? Should I wait until after his last couple of teeth come out and hope he'll feel more comfortable?

Toto is 6 months and unfortunately the vet told me I didn't have to worry about brushing until now. I'm slightly regretting not doing this training before like I did with his grooming because I am nearly ready to give up... except I don't want to have to put his tiny body under for teeth cleaning in future.