I think my Vet approves of Pet Talk

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Wish I were treated as well when I had dental surgery.

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I've been seriously tempted to register with my vet instead of my doctor on many occasions - he has so much more time for his patients

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Originally Posted by Ginger's Mom

How do all of you other PT dogs like having your teeth brushed?

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I use to brush Beanie's teeth. He didn't really like it, but held still for it anyway.

I don't brush teeth now. I just give them all raw meaty bones. They like that teeth cleaning better. Beanie is 11yrs old and my vet says he has the teeth of a 2yr old pup.

I used to brush some of my dogs teeth, they didn't mind it at all.. actually I had one, several years ago that got ahold of the bottle of dog tooth paste (chicken flavored I think it was) and ate the whole thing LOL But now when I can get ahold of them, I like to give my dogs knuckle bones to chew on... tho they can be hard to get around here for some reason.... or if I have one that doesn't like to chew much, or if I am getting ready to go to a show I will just scale the teeth...

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Originally Posted by Spiritwind

or if I have one that doesn't like to chew much,

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That is my problem with Ginger. When she was a pup she loved to chew on knuckle bones and I would give her on once or twice a week (depending on the size). But, once she started learning about treats that she didn't really need to work at my spoiled little girl stopped chewing bones (and eating carrots). Just recently she has started eating pieces of apple again and an occasional bully stick. I may get a knuckle bone this weekend to see if I can get her interested.