[NAGDU] Toothpaste

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Karen Shaw Becker DVM has a D Y I toothpaste on her website Planit Paws.  The recipe is:

2 tablespoons baking soda
2 tablespoons coconut oil
And one drop peppermint oil optional.
Mix well.

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-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2022 11:03 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Toothpaste

My husband did some more research, and I was confusing xylitol with sorbitol.  They're both sweeteners, but xylitol is the toxic one.  So my toothpaste is OK.  But we also found options with better ingredients, which is also good.
Tracy


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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via NAGDU
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2022 9:23 AM
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Cc: Cindy Ray
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Toothpaste

Well, if it were me, and I’ve been having good results for numbers of years, I just wouldn’t worry about it. I could be way off base on that , but I still feel that way.

Cindy Lou Ray
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> On Feb 25, 2022, at 7:55 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I brush my dogs' teeth every day with dog toothpaste.  My vet was 
> recommending the kind she uses, so I looked it up.  Big mistake, 
> because all the toothpaste ingredients in both hers and mine sound terrible.
> 
> The first in both is sorbitol, which I thought was toxic to dogs.  
> After that come a bunch of chemicals, like sodium benzo-something.  
> Benzo doesn't sound good, either.
> 
> Anyone know a more natural toothpaste?  I guess I could make some with 
> baking soda, but dog toothpaste is supposed to have enzymes to clean 
> their teeth.  And, despite the bad-sounding ingredients, I've used the 
> stuff for years and it doesn't seem to have caused a problem.  But how do I know?
> 
> Anyway, any thoughts?
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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