Dog's Teeth

Not a Christmas joke. While at our local farm suppliers store, loose dog biscuits etc, we purchase part of a Reindeer Antler, they come in various sizes for dogs to chew and keep there teeth clean. It was £3.99 for a medium piece and up £8/£9 for larger ones.

I agree with briantimber. Meg, my Cockapoo, is now just three years old and her teeth are spotlessly clean - as confirmed by our Vet on Friday - all down to a raw carrot she has for her 'elevenses' every morning! Don't even bother to peel it.  I say to her "Is it time for a carrot" and she dashes over to the fridge, and sits by the door waiting for her treat which she absolutely loves and wolfs down in no time. Full of nutrients and roughage and not fattening. so it's a win-win all round. 

Thanks again everyone - my other dog - 9 year old has beautiful teeth - but she slowly chews her dry food! 

I have heard of reindeer antler before - I wonder if other deer would work - I think I could find a free supply of red etc!  But I have lots of options now - thanks everyone. 

I know this probably sounds weird but I brush my dogs teeth, my old dog had amazing teeth when he was young but as he got old he chewed much less and I ended up having to have his teeth scaled 3 times, it was worrying because of his age and he ended up with hardly any teeth. I am hoping that by brusing my current dogs teeth from a pup I can avoid this happening (fingers crossed)

If you have a dog that likes their food brushing may work, my dog loves the toothpaste (he has stollen it a few times), he gets excited when it is time and comes and sits on my lap to have them brushed. If not I've had logic chews recomended to me they have an enzyme from the toothpaste as a coating, and you can get plaque off which you dust on their food. I've not tried them but I know people who have and they seem to think it helps. A while ago I was looking into a dog dental hygenist they clean the teeth without anasetic, but I dont think they are well regarded by vets.Some of the people in my agility club just scrape the tartare off their dogs teeth and hope for the best..

Hi Pippa we give our 12 year old lab carrot's now as he has to be careful what he eats as he has liver disease . He has bad teeth how did your dog cope with the anesthetic as that's what I am worried about .

Thanks Janny - carrots sound a great idea too. She was absolutely fine with the anaesthetic thank you.  I am not sure why the blood test was taken but it satisfied them that she was fit for the op.   I tried to be there when she woke as she is so weird with strangers (raised by a rescued GSD) but the nurses were great with her.  Touch wood she hasn't had a seizure since - so it can't have upset her all that much although there seems to be no pattern to her fits.  She had one a couple of days before the op so that in theory should leave her clear for a couple of weeks.  I did double her herbal pills for a couple of days after the op (she isn't taking the full dose for her weight so I wasn't being daft!)