How often do you brush your dogs teeth?

every other day

2-3 times a week

I had a hard time brushing Misty's teeth, so I found this dental spray, Leba III. It is amazing, just two sprays twice a day. When she had her check up, the vet was pleased with the improvement in her teeth and gums. She really likes too! Here is the number: 1-866-532-2522.

My own greys about 1 times a week. The kennel pups, not to often. Patricia, hmm, that spray might work on the kennel pups. I try to get their's done at least once a month, the owners are ok with that.

When we brought Butch home 3 weeks ago I took him to our vet. Oh boy, she was not happy with his teeth at all. Not sure what the vet did as far as teeth cleaning goes cause boy was there alot of tarter on his teeth, especially his back teeth. So I told the vet, let me get some weight on him and then we will schedule a teeth cleaning. He is such a passive dog! He was great with clipping his nails, (didn't want to scare him with the dremel the first time), also with cleaning his ears. So last week I figured since he was laying their looking passed out Iwould try to mess with his teeth. Well, the boy never moved, I even grabbed all 4 feet and flipped over to get to the other side. I was able to use the teeth cleaning tool and get every bit of tarter off of all his teeth, inside and out! I took him back up to weigh him at the vets office and asked one of the girls what she thought about his teeth. She got the vet to come out and look too. She was tickled pink!!! Said there was no need for a dental now! Go Me!!!! and Go Butch!!! I even dremeled his nails this week and he never moved! This boy is bothered by NOTHING! and then licks my face afterwards:rolleyes:

Good job with Butch!

I try for weekly on the teeth brushing. Nails are every Sunday morning; Gryphon makes zzz's while I'm watching my shows (TIVO) and dremeling.

There are 2 ways to "brush" your greyhound's teeth: do it yourself or let the greyhound do it. I can tell you from first hand experience and observation that the people who figure out a way to let their hound brush their own teeth have a dog with consistently cleaner teeth and healthier gums.

How does your hound brush his/her own teeth? Gnawing. Regular, prolonged gnawing. Forget the Milk Bone theory (a bite and it's gone). Forget the dry food theory (a gulp and it's gone).

Find something your hound really can gnaw like rawhide (yes, rawhide - actually shown to clean tartar), raw bones (emphasis on RAW), raw turkey necks (for the brave amongst us - they are a meal for the day), many of the "body part" treats like the tracheas (moo tubes) and hard jerky treats.

When you brush this way, your dog does the work and their teeth are awesome.

Naturally, there will be exceptions... hounds with a gum disease like CUPS, hounds with major root exposure. For the majority, though, it works if you keep up with it.

Re rawhide (I know some people have an instant aversion to the word) please don't be afraid of it. You hear horror stories about "choking" but the vast majority of those stories are greatly exaggerated. It's not "choking" when a dog tries to swallow a piece of rawhide that's still too big and gags/coughs it back into his mouth and resumes chewing. Duh, dogs do that.

I've been a vet for 30 years and in that time I've seen ONE dog who genuinely choked on rawhide. It got caught in his esophagus and it took an anesthetic and an endoscope to push it into his stomach. One dog in 30 years is a pretty tiny statistic.

Some dogs simply can't digest rawhide and those dogs will vomit it back up. Those dogs shouldn't be offered rawhide, of course, and other gnawing treats should be used.

That said, you should never leave your dog alone with rawhide, raw bones, etc. I don't expect problems, but I'd never leave the house with my hounds chewing anything.

So, give it a try! I am owned by 5 greys, and 4 of them self-brush, have gorgeous teeth, and haven't had a dental since I adopted them. Number 5, my senior girl, is way too prissy to gnaw on much and she definitely needs some outside help keeping her teeth clean .

Carol

Mine get the CET rawhides a couple times a week, and if I'm grilling ribs they get a couple of those before the rack goes on the grill. So far, shiny.

my two get their teeth brushed every night before bed and I use a spray on the teeth in the morning. Cali has very bad peridontal disease...always has so I have to be extra careful with her to keep the plaque down.I use an infant toothbrush on her. Two weekks after a dental and her teeth are a mess again despite my diligence in oral care.3 years ago she had 13 teeth removed due to the disease and badly receded gums. JJ on the other hand has goregous white, strong & healthy teeth so I am aiming to keep them that way. I use the SET products and PetLife gel and liquid spray. They are also getting raw turkey necks once or twice a week to help. I finally got brave enought to try those! They love them!!!!