Dental Hygiene

Most dog owners tend to forget how important it is to brush your dog's teeth. The cleaner you keep your dog's teeth clean, the healthier it is overall. I have found some ways to brush my baby's teeth with ease.

Instead of using the brushes (which can be difficult from experience), I use gauze and wrap my finger with it. I use that as the brush and I am able to get a better feel of where the teeth and gums are. I also see that my baby is more tolerable of me brushing his teeth this way than those stinky brushes. For toothpaste, I am fortunate enough that he enjoys the Vanilla-Mint Flavor from Virbac CET. A scent that is enjoyable for both parties. But if your pup enjoys the chicken liver or peanut butter flavors, would definitely use that.

I also have used the teeth cleaning pads with baking soda. This works just like the gauze but without the toothpaste. Like how our teeth are, the baking soda keeps the teeth looking white. I recently have noticed that my baby's teeth were getting stained from the Salmon Oil I put in his food. I have used the pads and they are getting significantly lighter.

After the whole teeth cleaning process, there is a dental chew that your dog will think its a treat. I enjoy giving my baby the Virbac CET Enzymatic Oral Hygiene Chew. This will help getting to the hard to reach places and for them, it's a reward.