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[gaijingirl]

I also agree that T/D won't cause harm, but there is probably things out there that could be better.

I'm kind of in your situation now in that I am feeding L/D for liver disease and it works for my dog...but I have also intended, for a long time, that I would switch to home cooking once my dog was stabilized. My husband doesn't want to get away from what works, but I don't want to be wondering years down the road if I could have done something more.

My dog has one retained baby tooth (not removed when he was neutered). The other one fell out a few months ago. I'm hoping the same happens with this one. I brush daily and I have inquired several times on whether or not my dog needs a dental. Both vets I talked to said his teeth looked good and didn't recommend it at this time. So, I will just keep an eye on him. (And we're there at the vets enough for his other problems that I'm sure they will catch any problem in time).

What about a raw bones to help keep the teeth clean? I know many swear by this (your vet will probably not recommend it though!) There are probably a lot of members here that feed raw that can tell you more about this and how to do it right. Maybe do a search for "raw bones". I wish I could do an occasional raw bone, but can't due to Snickers liver disease.

[snowbird]

Thanks everyone for your comments. I think I will go with the vet's recommendation for now. I will see what other foods are available in my area. The problem is I spend half of my time here in Canada and the other half in the US. What is available here is not available there. That is how I got into this mess in the first place. I don't want to be changing her food every 6 months. We fly to Florida, so it is not possible to be bringing 6 months of dog food in the luggage.

[ArmaniMan]

Originally Posted by snowbird

Thanks everyone for your comments. I think I will go with the vet's recommendation for now. I will see what other foods are available in my area. The problem is I spend half of my time here in Canada and the other half in the US. What is available here is not available there. That is how I got into this mess in the first place. I don't want to be changing her food every 6 months. We fly to Florida, so it is not possible to be bringing 6 months of dog food in the luggage.

Lots of great foods are available in both locations. Orijen and Acana for example are made in Canada and are also sold in the US, and there are many more like this.