[nagdu] Teeth-cleaning

[Tracy Carcione]

I am trying something called Petlife dental gel, or something like that.  It 
claims that, if I rub it along the gumline twice a day for a month, it will 
clean off the tartar.  I've been using it a couple weeks.  I don't know how 
to tell if it's taking off the tartar so Ben won't need a cleaning, but his 
breath is a whole lot better.  Guess I'll have to make another vet visit 
after a month, or go to the free dental visit.
After a month, I'm supposed to go to maintenance, and only use the gel 3 
times a week.  Great, if it works as advertised.
Tracy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karyn & Thane via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Teeth-cleaning


> ne thing to look into for program dogs is that the Veterinary Dentistry 
> assoc 9dont know their exact name) did free dental evals last year similar 
> to the ophthamology program that happens each May. I'm not sure if this 
> was just USA or if all countries were involved.
>
> Anytime I take Thane to the vet, I ask about his teeth. It is a priority 
> for me to stay ahead of the game. Many who feed raw diets (especially prey 
> model) also find that their dogs teeth are cleaned well from that. Thane 
> did not reap the benefits with dental though when he was on it but thus 
> far we have not had a vet say he needs a cleaning-- in fact even at their 
> worst, they said the tartar was quite mild. To me, mild or not, it doesn't 
> belong there, but I know unless you choose to have the teeth sealed, the 
> more they are cleaned, the more they need cleaned. My parents experienced 
> this with their dogs so I really like to be proactive with mine. I've 
> brushed Thane's teeth daily since I got him at 9 months of age.
>
> Karyn and Thane
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