I never heard of $8. Cleaning nor anything cheap with my vet and I have been going to this vet for about 35 years....the original owner is retired. But I really like and trust the one I use there now and used her about 15 years, and she is so kind and gentle with animals. My current loves are 9 mo. Old and they eat good kibble and I use finger brush. One of my fur boys several years ago( now passed) had to have to be put to sleep and 12 teeth pulled. His mouth was so small and so many foods he could not eat and rawhide almost killed him...I am very careful with Pedro and Chico.....love them so much. Ann
Sent from my iPad On May 6, 2011, at 11:27 PM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > My two eat hard kibble which also has an ingredient to break down the tartar. > I have heard a few sad stories lately about dogs who have lost all of their > teeth, and also dogs that have lost their lives because of gum disease. > > My vet does check Dolly & Desi’s teeth and gums every single time that they > are there…whether it be the $10 visit for a vaccine, or a $40 visit for a > respiratory infection. > > That all being said, my dogs are young – one that will be 3 on the 20th, and > the other will be 2 in August. I am priming them for when and if I need to > brush their teeth because they do start to get tartar or they get gum > disease. The Petzlife gel actually softens any tartar buildup, and they > don’t have any. They love the flavor and the next step is to use the > fingertip toothbrush and massage their gums and teeth that way, and then > slowly do a little toothpaste with it and then pure toothpaste. If I wait > until they are 5 or 6 when nature starts taking its course, they will still > not like a toothbrush all of a sudden. > > But, I don’t know where you live, but I have never heard of a vet charging > only $8 to clean teeth. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of g morris > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 6:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] (unknown) > > > > > > Those so called treats that clean the dog's teeth do not work. I feed my 8yo > chi (Coffee) soft food and milk bones, so his tartar buildup isn't hard. I > remove it every other week with my finger and have not had any problems. I > use to take him to the vet but I didn't like the fact that he had to be "put > under". I also save the $8.00 that the vet charges. > > Little prayer little power...much prayer much power. > > >
