dental homecare advice

Re: dental homecare advice

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:58:02 GMT

[quote user="Louisesadieandshads"]

100% in agreement with this! Bones keep a dogs teeth clean fantastically well. Well done for posting it!

I used to feed the BARF diet but now don't because of my opposition to chicken (I cannot afford to feed my dogs 'ethical' chicken - I feed a veggie dry diet when I can afford it - and my dogs teeth were beautiful on this diet. I now achieve the same by occasionally getting a raw bone from the butchers. However, my dog had to have extensive dental work at Norman Johnston's for broken/fractured teeth (after trying to break his way out of a kennel at work - not due to chewing bones) so I am currently avoiding them as I don't think his teeth will stand it now

I fed all four of my dogs a huge number of raw chicken (and other) bones almost every day one and off for around 3 years and never had a problem with obstructions or broken teeth so my feeling is that the touted risks are very low for raw bones. I used to buy them a raw turkey thigh from ASDA for about 90p and this used to keep them occupied for ages in the garden.

Guess I'll be next against in the firing line

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here here, i'm a RAW fan too :)

Re: dental homecare advice

Claire Bloor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:43:20 GMT

PS...loads of good advice and info too Nicky!!! I like the pro-active nature of your practice.

Re: dental homecare advice

Claire Bloor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:40:26 GMT

[quote user="nicky shoult"]but advice the client that the teeth are likely to be affected with gingivitis and starting to build up with plaque again in 6 month-1years time and then would require another dental.[/quote]

Plaque build up begins the second you stop brushing the teeth, which is why it should be a SID/BID ritual!!!

Re: dental homecare advice

Louise B — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:09:45 GMT

BARF = Bones & raw food diet

Gren vet = inexperienced vet

Re: dental homecare advice

Saskia Quinn — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:59:57 GMT

Yes, that was it!! Q2 What is a 'green' vet?

Re: dental homecare advice

Saskia Quinn — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:57:46 GMT

Q1 - Whats the Barf diet? I've forgot q2 hehe

Re: dental homecare advice

Fiona Leathers — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:00:08 GMT

John the lovely man at Molar Ltd, gave us a huge pot for free and we split that into little zip lock bags, enough for 1 week. we then give them out - not sure if he'll do it again though!

Re: dental homecare advice

Saskia Quinn — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:11:46 GMT

Fi, where do you get your samples of plaque off? I am assuming you dont give clients a whole tub.... does the company charge for samples?

Re: dental homecare advice

Louise B — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:07:28 GMT

Awww - I cannot do next week at all. Supervisors chasing me +++++ for work I haven't finished yet and loadsa meetings to discuss my *cough* results both monday and wednesday are out totally. Sorry - that's a pity.

Right - I am out now. Nicely fueled with Baileys and ready to drink/buy a round of Blackcurrant soda (50p/pint at wetherspoons).

Me - still generous despite frugality.

Ps. Yes please to Baileys Fi

Re: dental homecare advice

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:02:02 GMT

Tell you what, what are you working next week? I am free all day mon and wed if you want to take the dogs out? I can bring Bubble along

Re: dental homecare advice

Louise B — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:57:51 GMT

Hi, If you are passing pop in. I have the Ian Billinghurst book on the BARF diet knocking around somewhere. You are welcome to borrow it.

Re: dental homecare advice

Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:49:50 GMT

I am quite interested in raw feeding my JRT, not for her teeth, as they are gleaming anyway, but I had heard dogs with skin issues usually resolved on a raw food diet.

Bubble.....the wee dog in my profile pic, is atopic, she is not too bad, but has allergies to dust dust mite and in particular storage mite.....something which I am pretty sure is in abundance in the dry food bags.....and probably in my huge plastic dog food containers too.

Anyway I have decided to set up a wee experiment and raw feed her from now until the end of summer and see if it makes a difference in her chewing of feet and scratching of backside.

At the mo she is on no meds, I usually have her on atopica come the summer months as this is when she is at her worst, and for now she is only chewing a little, but there is no heat or redness, so basically she is at an ok time with her skin.

Any tips will be greatly appreciated.

Re: dental homecare advice

Fiona Leathers — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:37:56 GMT

I'm sooooo confused now!!! Come to my anaesthetic meeting & we'll discuss it over a Baileys - my treat since you're living frugally these days - oh wait you'll be driving...I'll drink on my own then!!!

Re: dental homecare advice

Louise B — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:21:18 GMT

LOL - I am already drinking and definitely not bored

Just a thought - would death not also cure boredom?

I think there has to be existence before there can be a mode of existence and I guess that boredom, curiosity, etc are already modes of existence, or manifests of being of the Being that you are. So, if you don't have Being then you cannot have being, that being, I guess you cannot be bored.

Er, yes, I might get back to gettting ready for the night out

Re: dental homecare advice

Fiona Leathers — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:27:05 GMT

But then there's no cure for boredom!!!! What are we going to do then???? DRINK ?????????

Re: dental homecare advice

Louise B — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:05:57 GMT

And... for all other curious cats who wondered enough to try death - it worked for them also!

Therefore, put to death all those who suffer curiosity and curiosity exists no more

Re: dental homecare advice

Louise B — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:04:49 GMT

Ah - but it was a green vet doing the PM who couldn't reason. Death certainly worked for that cat!

Re: dental homecare advice

Fiona Leathers — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:51:02 GMT

[quote user="Louisesadieandshads"]

There is a cure for curiosity.... death. It worked for the cat.

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AAHHHH but it didn't cure the cat.......just delayed things slighty until a PM could be done and a cure still couldn't be found!!!

Re: dental homecare advice

Saskia Quinn — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:46:41 GMT

Sammy, my 9 year old collie cross has the teeth and gums of a puppy! She is forever chewing on wood, toys, basically anything that is chewable!

Re: dental homecare advice

Louise B — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:41:28 GMT

There is a cure for curiosity.... death. It worked for the cat.

Sorry, just an aside

Re: dental homecare advice

Fiona Leathers — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:38:52 GMT

[quote user="Muddypaws"]

Don't shoot me for this but I give my dogs a BARF diet and their teeth are gleaming!

(I will run for cover now!!)

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If it works for you and your dogs are in good shape, then well done!

Re: dental homecare advice

Louise B — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:25:12 GMT

100% in agreement with this! Bones keep a dogs teeth clean fantastically well. Well done for posting it!

Guess I'll be next against in the firing line

Re: dental homecare advice

Muddypaws — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:23:26 GMT

Don't shoot me for this but I give my dogs a BARF diet and their teeth are gleaming!

(I will run for cover now!!)

Re: dental homecare advice

Fiona Leathers — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:27:26 GMT

We send all our clients home with dental packs which include the Royal Canin "Mouth Matters" booklets, a sample of diet food, a sample of Plaque off & a sample of RCW chews.

Gold standard would be daily brushing, combined with a dry diet & good dental chews not pedigree (sweet, sticky, calorie laden). You can never do too much for oral health.

I can gauge how much the owners want to do & we sell a lot of Plaque off because people just don't have the time, can't be bothered or can't get near their pets' teeth. Some folk don't like Plaque off but I've used it on my dogs and it worked for them, so I'm happy to endorse it.

Re: dental homecare advice

Rachel Jayne — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:44:06 GMT

Every dental we do is sent home with a "dental pack", with samples of food & information about brushing etc.

We do try to plug brushing, but as you say, most people look at you like you're mad!

Therefore, I tend to push diets more, royal canin. (I'm not a Hills fan)