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Posted by phtasha on March 05, 2003 at 08:30:42:

In Reply to: dental help posted by 1nmcs on March 04, 2003 at 07:58:52:

:may dog has very bad breath and his teeth seem to be the problem. I have tried the greenie bones, dental chews nothing is helping. He will not let anyone near his teeth to cleen them, any suggestions?

For his breath - chloraphyll or charcoal treats help with cleaning his breath. Does he let you handle his mouth? Give pills? Try buying a fingerstall toothbrush (PetCo or PetSmart should have them) and a flavored toothpaste for dogs (don't use human toothpaste, please) in a flavor he is mad for - liver, maybe? - and try just doing a couple of teeth at a time. Then a break of at least an hour, then another two teeth. Or do maybe three teeth per day. Gentle voice and perhaps a hard treat to make the process easier should help.

Tasha

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