A pet question about teeth care

Hello. I too, use the greenies, with both my cat and dog. Yes, they are expensive, but I imagine the medical care they would need should their teeth rot would be even more expensive! When I inquired at the vet, he said that my cat and do would have likley not minded having their teeth brushed/cleaned by me had I started it when they were a pup and kitten. A previous poster mentioned the use of a snuggly wrapped towel, this has been very effective for me when attempting to administer medication to my cat. I haven't tried it with the teeth because he could still bite if he wanted to...towel or no towel! My vet, who is a personal friend as well, said that unless the teeth were in absolute terrible shape with tarter, that use of the greenies or other hard bones was sufficient. And he of course advised no soft food. (but I do use it with my cat...as I had posted in one of your previous discussions...due to frequent urinary tract infections)

I have thought about brushing my kittens teeth. She would most likely shred my hands if I tried. The treats sound like a good idea. They do remove the junk on their teeth. Thanks for the idea! Now to get to the store and remember to buy them.

I do not brush my pets teeth as they stress too much. Instead for our cat raw chicken bones are the best and also good brand cat biscuits with water. For our dog he has special dog bone biscuits and a dog chew ball and his teeth are good for his age.

I always give my cats those special cat biscuits which are sposed to help clean their teeth. I've found Just a few each day helps to keep their teeth cleen. The vet has also given us some cat toothpaste to use when needed. I found the best way to use this is to put some on my finger and rub their teeth with my finger, they seem to like this.. well I havent been bitten so far lol

I don't brush them, but I have them done at the vets. I know my vet recommends for our dog that we don't give "Wet" foods, only dry, which is what we do (of course she is spoiled and gets some scraps). The cat we also give tarter treats to because he eats "wet" and dry regularly. Which is working so far with him. I have found that if I need to do something with our Cat Romeo, the best thing to do is wrap him up, snuggly but not tight in a towel keeping his paws etc wrapped and then I can easily work on his head, face, teeth, give medication etc. without getting scratched - it is less stress for both of us Good Luck:)

I have the same problems with my dogs. I broke down and paid the vet to clean their teeth. However, it was very expensive because they had to be put under to do it.