Proden Plaqueoff

[Britster]

Anyone ever use it?

It says you just sprinkle it over their food... and I've read a gazillion great reviews on it! OK, not a gazillion... but most give it rave reviews.

I'm really bad about brushing Jackson's teeth and I'm not really looking for a replacement, but it would be nice to have extra protection against plaque and tarter. He gets his teeth brushed about once a week along with Petzlife gel once a week.

I'm starting to think I need to do the Petzlife every day (instead of just for maintenance), for however long they say, to get some plaque off Jackson's upper canine teeth. Other than that, they are shiny white. He is 2 yrs old.

Or I'll use this PlaqueOff stuff every day. Apparently people notice a different within a few weeks! He doesn't have stinky breath, btw, either but I see it is supposed to help with that though.

[AllDogBoots]

How about Leba III? With the money you save on not buying the Buddy Belts, you can buy this! I've been using it on Cooper for about 5 months now and his teeth look great.

[diannenet]

Brit, I can't get Toby to hold still to brush his teeth so I gave up on that. He had some plaque on his teeth when I got him and I can honestly say that giving him Himalayan chews has removed almost all his plaque. The vet can't believe how clean his teeth are since I don't brush them. Our other dog, Speedy has beautiful white teeth as well. I'm a firm believer in Himalayan chews............they are great and an excellent replacement to the nasty rawhide. Himalayan chews are highly digestible too. When they are chewing on them it sounds like they are rubbing their teeth against rocks. That's how hard they are. I know Ryan (YT member) sells them as I've bought some from him in the past.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

How about Leba III? With the money you save on not buying the Buddy Belts, you can buy this! I've been using it on Cooper for about 5 months now and his teeth look great.

Isn't that a spray, though? I tried the Petzlife spray and Jackson freaked out. He does NOT like the spray sound. I seriously had to hold him down like a mental patient just to get one spray in. Then it wasn't even worth it to me to try for the other side, LOL.

He allows me to do the Petzlife gel though, and that's why I was thinking Plaque Off would be cool because you just sprinkle it over their food. Or I could just start using Petzlife gel (since I already have it) every day until that plaque on his canine teeth scrapes off. I don't use it every day right now.

Originally Posted by diannenet

Brit, I can't get Toby to hold still to brush his teeth so I gave up on that. He had some plaque on his teeth when I got him and I can honestly say that giving him Himalayan chews has removed almost all his plaque. The vet can't believe how clean his teeth are since I don't brush them. Our other dog, Speedy has beautiful white teeth as well. I'm a firm believer in Himalayan chews............they are great and an excellent replacement to the nasty rawhide. Himalayan chews are highly digestible too. When they are chewing on them it sounds like they are rubbing their teeth against rocks. That's how hard they are. I know Ryan (YT member) sells them as I've bought some from him in the past.

I get Jackson the Himalayan chews and he does chew on them, but not like he does the bully sticks. He gets about one bully stick a day, sometimes half of one. He only likes the Himalayan's for a short time and then he won't chew them anymore, lol. And the only plaque build-up he has is on the side of upper canine teeth... so I'm not sure if the bones help with that?

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Britster

I get Jackson the Himalayan chews and he does chew on them, but not like he does the bully sticks. He gets about one bully stick a day, sometimes half of one. He only likes the Himalayan's for a short time and then he won't chew them anymore, lol. And the only plaque build-up he has is on the side of upper canine teeth... so I'm not sure if the bones help with that?

That is where Teddy has developed a little plaque, and I don't think any chew bone will help.

I'm thinking about trying my Sonic Care toothbrush on the dogs. It is really good at blasting away plaque and cleaning along the gumline. I need to buy another brush head.

[Wylie's Mom]

I've been using the Proden for about 1.5 years or so..? I think it's helped, although now I wish I'd taken 'before' piccies so I could really see the difference. A small jar of it is still the first jar we're using - so it lasts, lol! I give it every other day, approx.

Then, we also use CET Dental chews (both types) in size Medium.

[mama2yorkies]

We've been using the ProDen PlaqueOff for several months. We started using it because Iris had stinky breath. We noticed a big difference with her breath when we use it regularly. We are not very good about brushing- it's pretty rare. They get an anesthesia free cleaning every 6 months (they are not quite 2 yet so they've only had this twice). So far, they have not had much build up on their teeth. It's hard to know how much the PlaqueOff is helping though. We tried to use the Petzlife spray and they hated it too. It ended up all over their face because they fought it so much. We tried the gel too but that was only a little better. They don't have any problem eating the PlaqueOff right in with their food and it's helping with the bad breath so we keep using it.

[MaddiesMommie]

I have been looking at CET and Petzlife products for Maddie's teeth. We *try* to brush but end up with a frustrated mommy and a sticky Yorkie face, lol.

Maddie uses rope bones and chews the way she is supposed too, when she is in the mood to chew on them, but Cooper eats and swallows them so it makes it difficult to have them in the house.

I am going to check out the Proden. A bottle lasts a year!! That sounds like my kinda product.

[YorkieChick1]

I used Plaque Off for 6 months hoping I would see a difference after reading those reviews too but I didn't notice a difference. I now use Healthy Mouth, recommended by my vet. It is put in their water and retards plaque and makes the plaque that is there softer. I also use the CET chews but may try some of the Himalayan treats. All my dogs hated the Petzlife taste and would run from me if I tried to put it in their mouth.

[MaddiesMommie]

Originally Posted by YorkieChick1

I used Plaque Off for 6 months hoping I would see a difference after reading those reviews too but I didn't notice a difference. I now use Healthy Mouth, recommended by my vet. It is put in their water and retards plaque and makes the plaque that is there softer. I also use the CET chews but may try some of the Himalayan treats. All my dogs hated the Petzlife taste and would run from me if I tried to put it in their mouth.

I ordered some yesterday, so hopefully, I didn't just waste my money

Does your dogs allow to brush their teeth at all? Maddie will allow me to put a brush in her mouth but is squirmy. I am just wondering if she will let me put it in her mouth.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie

I ordered some yesterday, so hopefully, I didn't just waste my money

Does your dogs allow to brush their teeth at all? Maddie will allow me to put a brush in her mouth but is squirmy. I am just wondering if she will let me put it in her mouth.

Jackson HATES his teeth being brushed and really anything being put in his mouth. But he puts up with the Petzlife gel. He will run from me, but I just tell him to 'sit' sternly and then I rub a little on his teeth. He usually sneezes twice and then we play, and he's over it! LOL. I found the gel to be MUCH easier than the spray, which he DESPISED. And he likes it better than teeth brushing.

[Britster]

Thanks for the reviews, guys. I think I might just order it and see if I can tell a difference. It's $16 on amazon with free shipping.

Originally Posted by YorkieChick1

I used Plaque Off for 6 months hoping I would see a difference after reading those reviews too but I didn't notice a difference. I now use Healthy Mouth, recommended by my vet. It is put in their water and retards plaque and makes the plaque that is there softer. I also use the CET chews but may try some of the Himalayan treats. All my dogs hated the Petzlife taste and would run from me if I tried to put it in their mouth.

Thanks for the info! I've always heard so many bad reviews about the dental stuff you pour in their water, so you find that it works well?

[MaddiesMommie]

Originally Posted by Britster

Thanks for the reviews, guys. I think I might just order it and see if I can tell a difference. It's $16 on amazon with free shipping.



Thanks for the info! I've always heard so many bad reviews about the dental stuff you pour in their water, so you find that it works well?

Don't forget to use the link on YHR site.

Thanks for giving me feedback about the Petzlife gel too. I will be ordering some of that too.

[yorkieholic]

I just took my yorkie to a Veterinary Dental Specialist and he said to never let anyone do the non aesthesia method to clean their teeth. It can send bacteria into their bloodstream and the holding them down and pressure on their teeth to clean this way can fracture their jaw. My yorkie actually had two non annesthesia cleanings in the past and xrays showed she had two fractures! I was heartbroken!

[YorkieChick1]

Originally Posted by Britster

I've always heard so many bad reviews about the dental stuff you pour in their water, so you find that it works well?

So far so good with the Healthy Mouth, it is green in color so I had to get them used to it by adding more and more til it was full strength. But I tasted it and it tastes OK. The veterinary dentist, my holistic vet and my regular vet recommended it so I am more confident about buying it because of that. Plus I have 8 dogs so brushing all their teeth everyday is just not something that I have time for since most of them are not used to their teeth being touched and it would take me forever. I am brushing the 3 babies teeth that have the smallest mouths and their teeth tend to get plaque faster than the others and it is probably because they don't like to chew as much as the bigger ones. I really wanted the Plaque Off to work since it was seaweed and sounded good but you never know, it might depend on your dogs biochemistry and what they eat and the water where you live, it might work wonders for you and it is definitely worth the try!! Good Luck!