You might ask your Vet if he/she would recommend a mild tranquilizer prior to brushing her teeth. If that works, you might be looking at brushing her teeth, perhaps every ten days or so, which is a whole lot better than not at all.
Teeth brushing issue... Help?
Hello everyone. I have a big problem with needing and wanting to groom my dogs teeth. I had bought doggy toothpaste and a small EXTRA soft (and they are) bristle tooth brushes for my girl Foxy. We got foxy when she was 7. She was not very friendly when we got her. She was scared and confused. She would growl loudly at anyone that tried to pet her, sit within 4 feet of her, and if anyone were to put her and our one dog Sammy near eachother, she would attack him. She wouldnt hurt him, but mainley bully and scare him.
7 years later, i am proud to say she loves car rides, hugs, cuddles, all other dogs that are respectful, being brushed. But she still has one BIG ick and it is brushing her teeth. Foxy is not tolerent of it at all. I have tried SO SO many different training techniques. Giving her a treat every time she let me lift her gums, which worked, and now i can lift her gums whenever. I did simalar things with the tooth brush as ell.
But the minute i try to put the tooth brush on her teeth or gums, she jerks away. If you cuddle with her and reassure her, she calm down. But the minute you bring her gums up with the tooth brush, she freaks out and growls. I have had her snap and even break skin.
I understand this is a very obvious trigger for her, but the vet and everyone around me all agrees she could really benifit from having her teeth brush. I have tried so many approaches on this but it seems to no avail, work. Is this something i should just give up on? She is old, she has cancer
and probably won't live another 1-2 years 😭 so should i give up on it?
7 years later, i am proud to say she loves car rides, hugs, cuddles, all other dogs that are respectful, being brushed. But she still has one BIG ick and it is brushing her teeth. Foxy is not tolerent of it at all. I have tried SO SO many different training techniques. Giving her a treat every time she let me lift her gums, which worked, and now i can lift her gums whenever. I did simalar things with the tooth brush as ell.
But the minute i try to put the tooth brush on her teeth or gums, she jerks away. If you cuddle with her and reassure her, she calm down. But the minute you bring her gums up with the tooth brush, she freaks out and growls. I have had her snap and even break skin.
I understand this is a very obvious trigger for her, but the vet and everyone around me all agrees she could really benifit from having her teeth brush. I have tried so many approaches on this but it seems to no avail, work. Is this something i should just give up on? She is old, she has cancer
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I agree with the above post by @JoanneF
Raw chicken wings are a fantastic natural and safe way for your dog to clean her teeth without any stress.
There is a myth that chicken bones splinter, but this is only if they are cooked !
Raw chicken bones (with skin on) are very soft as our chickens are only a few weeks of age when killed for our use and are "soft".
Failing chicken bones, lamb or pork rib bones and neck bones are great for lasting a little while and help tremendously with the cleaning process.
There is also nutritional value in bone content so watch the diet
Any raw bones are safe, please do not use any cooked bones!
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Raw chicken wings are a fantastic natural and safe way for your dog to clean her teeth without any stress.
There is a myth that chicken bones splinter, but this is only if they are cooked !
Raw chicken bones (with skin on) are very soft as our chickens are only a few weeks of age when killed for our use and are "soft".
Failing chicken bones, lamb or pork rib bones and neck bones are great for lasting a little while and help tremendously with the cleaning process.
There is also nutritional value in bone content so watch the diet
Any raw bones are safe, please do not use any cooked bones!
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I give my dog chicken feet. She gets one every morning after our morning walk as a treat and breakfast. She loves eating a chicken foot and it's good for her teeth I'm told.I agree with the above post by @JoanneF
Raw chicken wings are a fantastic natural and safe way for your dog to clean her teeth without any stress.
There is a myth that chicken bones splinter, but this is only if they are cooked !
Raw chicken bones (with skin on) are very soft as our chickens are only a few weeks of age when killed for our use and are "soft".
Failing chicken bones, lamb or pork rib bones and neck bones are great for lasting a little while and help tremendously with the cleaning process.
There is also nutritional value in bone content so watch the diet
Any raw bones are safe, please do not use any cooked bones!
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That what I’ve heard. But I’ve heard raw can break and is not good for their stomachs. Worth a shot tho!If they are raw they will be perfectly safe.
Never feed cooked bones as these are very likely to splinter
As soon as our dogs swallow their bones or any other food matter, the acidic stomach juices start working and dissolve/soften the bone/food matter very quickly and the process of digestion begins.
Myths and what we have heard can be very worrying, "old wives tales ! "
There are a few cases where pieces of bone can be passed without digestion having taken place. (pieces of plastic small stones, and strange items can also pass through without a hope of being digested ! )
Myths and what we have heard can be very worrying, "old wives tales ! "
There are a few cases where pieces of bone can be passed without digestion having taken place. (pieces of plastic small stones, and strange items can also pass through without a hope of being digested ! )
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