 Brushing Teeth
Hi Everyone,
I have a question I hope someone out here can help me with. You all have helped me alot these past couple of weeks.
Here goes. This is about teeth brushing. I had a hard time brushing Babybear's teeth before he broke his neck, but now since surgery he doesn't even want me near his mouth. He fights me and keeps moving his neck around even in the cervical collars. I don't want him to injure his neck more. I have a very small tooth brush I use on him and I use that beef flavored tooth paste which he completely hates. His teeth are getting really badly dirty though and his breath really stinks. This is in part because he is only eating canned food, he has a very hard time eating the hard stuff even when I cut it up for him. I can maybe get him to eat 4 or 5 pieces in 2 days. That is if I am lucky. I guess what I am trying to ask is does anyone have any good ideas how to get his teeth brushed without the fight?????
I am getting frustated with the tooth thing but with everything he has gone through I don't want to put him through more greif. I brushed them tonight and he kept trying to bite the brush and bit his toungue. He was bleeding for a few minutes, but I got him to stop.
Any Ideas will help. Thank you.
Also I have offered him bones and everything he won't take anything. I have even tried to hide the hard food in with his canned food just to get it spit at me. (Just like a kid)
Val |