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04-15-2013, 10:25 AM | #16 |
♡Huey's Human♡ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ringgold, Ga
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| Taylor, does the vanilla mint give Callie minty breath? One issue I have with the poultry flavor is that is is basically useless to freshen Huey's breath if he has vomited. It would be nice to have some mint to cover vomit breath on those rare occasions
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04-15-2013, 11:05 AM | #17 |
Princess Sophie's Choice Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Clinton, IL, DeWitt County
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| Princess Sophie loves the peanut butter flavor.
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04-15-2013, 01:06 PM | #18 |
My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca.
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| Just as soon as they are weaned. I start on mine when I bring them home from the breeder. Just a quick brush, not taking time with each one at first till they get used to it. I brush their teeth at night when they have eaten their last meal or treat.
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04-16-2013, 10:09 AM | #19 | |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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Same here, started when they were wee pups. They think the toothbrush is a chew toy loll. I also brush all my 4 b4 bedtime every night, they wait to take their turn. You might want to start w/a baby terry cloth or gauze & put some doggie toothpaste on it. Rub it against his teeth, get him used to having things put into his mouth & work up to a toothbrush if he'll tolerate it. Good Luck!
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04-16-2013, 10:13 AM | #20 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: lyndhurst,nj usa
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| hi rudy is 2 yrs old how do i start this process? i am the one who posted i tried to brush his teeth he just had his first dental last week but he totally flipped out with smell of tpaste should i give him tbrush to play with at first? any ideas? thanks denise |
04-16-2013, 10:21 AM | #21 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| Hi, if he freaks out at the smell of toothpaste, try the dental wipes or coconut oil.
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04-16-2013, 10:26 AM | #22 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: lyndhurst,nj usa
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| thanks can u buy the wipes in the pet store? what about coc oil in grocery store right? thanks |
04-16-2013, 10:28 AM | #23 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| You can probably find wipes at a pet store. They have some good prices on amazon, too. I get the Nutiva coconut oil from GNC.
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04-16-2013, 10:35 AM | #24 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| You can teach your dog to endure just about anything if you slowly work up to it, desensitizing him to it with very short sessions that gradually increase in length and intensity of brushing. Slowly work up to it by putting him on his back in your lap and opening his mouth, touching the empty, toothpasteless toothbrush to his teeth for an instant and then let him up, give him a treat, praise and play with him a little. An hour later, repeat. An hour later, repeat. An hour later, repeat. After 2 days of doing this hourly all day long for just that brief touching over the weekend, he'll be quite used to your just opening his mouth and putting the toothbrush on his teeth. On Monday, brush the toothbrush along one tooth and that's it. Let him up and treat him. An hour later, repeat. And so on. Do this for a day. Don't rush this at first - later you will make up much more time. Day 4, brush two teeth for about 30 seconds and let him up, treat. Add a drop or two of water if his mouth seems dry to help smooth the brushing. Repeat in an hour and so on every hour. If you skip one hour, okay at this point but please, keep on schedule. During any of the episodes before you use toothpaste, add a drop or two of water if the dog's mouth seems dry to you. Usually they salivate quite a lot during this time but add moisture if he doesn't. By Day 5, your dog should let you very gently run the toothbrush along his upper teeth in a brushing motion with some resistance but just ignore it. Don't take longer that 30 - 45 seconds to do it and let him up, treat. Here is where you need to repeat this every hour strictly. If he struggles, just keep going and don't feel sorry for him - you have got to do it and he's used to it by now. Day 6, do the above on the lower teeth. Day 7, you should be able to briefly and gently brush the empty brush along the top and bottom teeth without freaking your dog out. Keep doing this for a couple days or so. Day 9 or 10 - add a small bit of toothpaste and do a short session and repeat 3 or 4 more times that day. Keep slowly working up until you brush for about 2 minutes with the recommended amount of toothpaste and always, always, always treat your dog and praise and play with him afterward. Remember, your dogs gums are quite sensitive so the slow beginning of brushing without toothpaste and just his saliva as you help toughen the gums is important. Always brush softer and less vigorously than you do your own teeth. Most people brush their dogs teeth as they brush their own - hard. It hurts their gums, especially at first but if you will gradually toughen the gums and get him used to the sensation and overpowering nature of this activity, he won't be as scared or fight at hard. In time, he will just endure it as we do a dental cleaning or other necessaries we dislike doing. Some dogs do very well if you wrap them in a heavy towel and securely snug it around them and others do not like that. If it helps settle your dog for brushing, by all means do it.
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04-16-2013, 10:52 AM | #25 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Also, be certain that the toothbrush you brush with is super small and super SOFT. Change it after about 2 or 3 months to a new one all year 'round. They get hard after use. But a very tiny toothbrush such as some of those made for cats and that have very, very soft bristles and slowly desensitizing your guy to it over a couple of weeks will help him come to accept this activity.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
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