They have to be raw, never ever give cooked chicken bones.
Pam
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 22:01:35
-0500Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Breath Help
I heard to never give chicken bones because they could splinter in their
intestines-- jus passing this along.
Hugs,
Sheila
In a message dated 2/5/2008 7:12:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL
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Petzlife spray did wonders for my senior dog who required frequent scalings. –
em J
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
shynaughtSent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:54 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
[Chihuahuas] Breath Help
I just learned from the vet to first make sure our chi would allow us to
passively put our finger in his mouth, all the way on the outside of his teeth,
in the far, far back (yes - there are teeth way back in there). Then she
suggested taking a soft cloth (she used a gauze pad) and wrapping in around
your finger and again rubbing the outside of his teeth, all the way back, along
the outside (she said the tongue did a pretty good job of cleaning the inside
of the teeth). Of course, at any resistance to the process, stop, and try again
later. Fortunately, our dog had no problem with either of those methods. I then
bought the toothbrush and vanilla mint toothpast from the vet - it greatly
improves breath odor! They had liver smell too, but it just didn't work for me
. . .She said I could give rawhides too, but to only let him chew on them for
20 min. or so, then put them in the window sill to dry for a day and offer
again next time. She was concerned about weight gain from eating them.Deb--- In
[email protected], Ruby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> what about breath
smell what can you do for that??> > Check out the teeth. does the dog need
dental work, teeth cleaned? Food > can cause bad breath just as it does in us
too*G* Maybe he/she is eating > something that doesnt agree with them.> > When
Bridgette has an upset tummy she has the worst breath, plus she > eats squirrel
poo and who knows what if she gets the chance.> > Chis seem to have dental
trouble so if the breath is bad and the teeth > look like they have a lot of
build up you probably need to see the vet. > Raw bones help keep them clean and
act like dental floss if they have > some meat attached. Some feed chicken
wings, but mine dont like those at > all but they do like a cow tail end or
something like that to chew up. > The raw meat wont hurt them and the bones are
ok when they are raw, not > cooked.> > Ruby> Bridgette and Gogo, we had venison
bones today, yummy yummy>
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