Help me!!
 

I know that brushing my babies teeth is going to be a huge pain in the rear, but it's nearly impossible for me. She is 7 months old and I need to make this a routine and I don't know how to work with her little mouth.

Chloe is super small... I know a bunch of people on here have smaller ones as well and I was hoping you could tell me how you do it... I'm scared i'm going to pop her little head off every time I try to get her to let me brush her teeth. I don't want to collapse her trachea... and I don't know how to hold her head still and her body still all while trying to put something in her mouth. I figured she was afraid of the brush and thats why she wouldn't let me do it so I was going to try that rubber thing and it's way too big it is bigger than her mouth. I'm at a loss :(

Those of you who deal with the same thing please help me, I'd appreciate it so much and so would Chloe!

Here is a picture of her size (I know she looks like a drowned rat :)) Isn't it funny how different they look wet?

When Snoopy was little, we gave him a child sized toothbrush to play with, so he'd get used to it. He loved to chew on it. Still doesn't like his teeth brushed, though. :p

Around here, it's a 2-man operation. One of us pries his mouth open--with thumb and forefinger, from the top. The other tries to get in with a toothbrush. I hope what we miss this time we'll get next time! :rolleyes: Hope this helps!

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WHEN YOU PUT HER ON BATH, WITH HER BODY WASHED, YOU CAN TRY TO BRUSH HER TEETH SO LIGHTLY USING A APROPRIATED PASTE TO DOGS. YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN ALL THE BATHS, YOU WILL GO BRUSHING MORE TEETHS TO EACH BATH, AND THEN SHE WILL BE USED TO IT.
BE CALM ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS SO COMMON.
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I had the same problem
 

The way I overcame it was to make it part of his bath routine. When I am done bathing him (this is generally once a week), I wrap a towel around him, including all of his legs. This way, he can't push the toothbrush away with his paws and he is basically immobile.

Next, I don't use toothpaste, just warmish water. I do have a special toothbrush that the vet gave me when he had his extra teeth removed.

At first he clamped his jaws together so tight, not much was happening, but I was able to start brushing the outside. I could hold his cheek out to get a bit more at the back. Eventually he will open his mouth and I'm ready to get a few brushes in.

I think the main thing is to not be too forceful, have lots of patience. You mightnot get the full brushing done the first few times, but he seems to have gotten used to it.

I think that doing it right after the bath helps too. Now, it is part of the 'regime'.

I have noticed that it helps with his breath a lot. After his extra teeth were removed (boy did that smell bad before they were taken out), I promised that I'd never let his teeth get bad like that again, so now I notice if his breath is bad, I'm sure there is food stuck in there that needs to be gotten cleared out.

thank you so much I will try to do it after every bath and while she is wrapped in a towel (I never thought of that!) thank you for the help!!

it hard at frist what i did was started putting my fingers in there mouth and just feeling teeth and pushing up the gums i did it when ever i sat with them or just cuddle time i also would rub there feet and ears .i would roll them over on there back while laying on my legs and open up there mouths and just feel around and then i would put a bit of dog tooth paste on a gauge pad and rub it on the teeth and then we progressed to a finger brush and now i use a baby tooth brush .they really do get used to it it just take some time and a lot of praise and patience .we do it every 2 days frist i comb their hair and then we brush our teeth and then i give them there fav treat raw carrots and califlower hope that helps

Just try to do it little by little, I do my girls every other day, I use petzlife and dog paste, I get the small brush at the kid section the small one I can find, when my girls don't feel up to it I just hold their head gentle, if they move to the right I move to right but I never take the brush out, they know now that resistant is futile:rofl28ib:

You need to train your baby to think it is a game. First get a doggy toothbrush (most likely one small side and one larger side) and doggy toothpaste Do NOT use people toothpaste, it is poison to them if swallowed! Put some paste on your finger and let them taste it and get used to it. Then smoosh it into the brush bristles, then wave it in front of their face and say " wanna get it?" They will think its a game and want to chew it. Monitor them, for about 3 mins. Better yet, hold the brush and you control where it goes. Afterward, rinse and store the brush, do not let them get it by themselves. It becomes a treat and reward for them. they do not think it is a chore. this works on my Uni, she thinks it's a treat, she practically brushes her own teeth! : D

You have some gorgeous dogs....