[NAGDU] Worn teeth

Wed Aug 16 12:11:38 UTC 2017

Thanks Danielle.  I wasn't sure about antlers, but I'll give them a miss.
TSE recommended the Nyla-knot, and discouraged the flatter type of Nylabone.
They say the flat kind can lead to slab fractures in the teeth.  So now I'm
somewhat at a loss.
Krokus only chews his bone 2-3 times a day, but, when he does, he chews
hard.
I tried a bully stick a couple times, but I vaguely recall that he tried to
swallow large chunks and either got sick after, or I had to pull a long
slimy bit out of his throat.
Hard chewers are indeed difficult.
Tracy

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Worn teeth

Hard chews can be tough on a dogs teeth if they chew a lot; however, A dog
that never choose on anything hard is more likely to have problems in my
experience. Genetics definitely does play a role in the health of your dogs
teeth just like it does for people. Some dogs can rarely chew and have
pretty clean teeth while others need to chew more or have their teeth
brushed. The problem with softer choose is that aggressive chewers will go
through them more quickly or break chunks off inedible choose. I personally
would try either limiting the amount of time the dog has access to the chew,
or maybe try a different shape of Nylabone to see if it is less abrasive.
Nylabones are the softest I would go with non-edible choose for aggressive
chewers. Avoid antlers and marrow bones if you notice your dogs teeth are
being worn or cracking because they are very hard. Edible choose might be a
good option since some are hard enough to clean the dogs teeth but are soft
enough that they can be slowly
  eaten. I usually go with bully sticks or Himalayan dog chews when I get
something other than Merrill bones. My dogs are all powerful chewers and
these are really the only entirely edible choose that take them more than a
couple minutes. 

Danielle and Thai, who won't chew anything that isn't at least partially
edible

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> On Aug 15, 2017, at 4:31 PM, Kolby Garrison via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> Hello, Miranda,
> I do the following twice every day. I use woven gauze; a CET 
> Double-Ended dog toothbrush dampened with water; and OxyFresh Pet Gel. 
> The abrasiveness of the woven gauze helps to remove any plaque from 
> the teeth. The brand of woven gauze that I use is MedLine. The size of 
> woven gauze is 4X4. I wipe the teeth with the woven gauze; brush the 
> teeth with the dampened toothbrush; and apply the OxyFresh Pet Gel to 
> the dog's teeth and gums using my finger.
> Thank you,
> Kolby
> 
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Kolby Garrison 
> <kolby12091988 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hello, Miranda,
>> I do the following twice every day. I use woven gauze; a CET 
>> Double-Ended dog toothbrush dampened with water; and OxyFresh Pet 
>> Gel. The abrasiveness of the woven gauze helps to remove any plaque 
>> from the teeth. The brand of woven gauze that I use is MedLine. The 
>> size of woven gauze is 4X4. I wipe the teeth with the woven gauze; 
>> brush the teeth with the dampened toothbrush; and apply the OxyFresh 
>> Pet Gel to the dog's teeth and gums using my finger.
>> Thank you,
>> Kolby
>> 
>>> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Miranda <knownoflove at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> Thanks for sharing your experience, and I'm glad that your dog is 
>>> back to good dental health. Would you be willing to share your brushing
routine?
>>> 
>>> Best wishes, Miranda
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 15, 2017, at 3:41 PM, Kolby Garrison via NAGDU 
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hello, Tracy,
>>>> My guide is five years old and just had to have four fractured 
>>>> teeth repaired and all of her teeth cleaned due to periodontal 
>>>> disease. Her dentist told me that the hardness of the object is 
>>>> what causes the
>>> damage
>>>> to the teeth. He also told me that fractured or worn teeth have 
>>>> nothing
>>> to
>>>> do with genetics and everything to do with what the dog is chewing on.
>>>> Something else that he talked with me about was that if your dog's
>>> breath
>>>> has any odor to it, that means that your dog has periodontal 
>>>> disease and needs to have its teeth cleaned. I have a multiple step 
>>>> teeth brushing process dental routine that I have implemented twice 
>>>> every day, and my dog's teeth are still as clean as they were when 
>>>> she came out of surgery six weeks ago. Her breath does not have any 
>>>> odor to it at all, and I am very glad to have found a dental routine
that works.
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Kolby
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <
>>> nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Krokus is only 4, but his teeth feel a bit worn down to me.  He is 
>>>>> a
>>> strong
>>>>> chewer, and he gets a lot of satisfaction from chewing his Nyla-knot.
>>> He
>>>>> has a Goughnuts stick, but he never chews on it.  He also likes
>>> petrified
>>>>> bones, but mostly if they have peanutbutter in them.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is there some chew thing he might find satisfying, that won't be 
>>>>> so
>>> hard on
>>>>> his teeth?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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