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PinkRapunzel · Adult Chi

Chihuahua Teeth-What do you use? What do your dogs think?

JacobsBunch · Administrator

Sorry I can't be of help here. I don't brush Bella's teeth. She chews bones and such and that is about it. Maybe another Chi mommy will know more and be able to help

Radar_Love · Moderator

We bought a kit that came with an arrow shaped toothbrush and beef flavored toothpaste. I think it was made by "Hartz" Radar does seem to enjoy it, but I still brush them every now and then. He seems to have bad tarter and breath problems. Poor little thing...his breath reaks!!!

ChiMom79 · Administrator

I am sure several of the members here will have info on this for you. I am like Heather, we don't do teeth brushing here. I know several have talked about the beef flavored toothpaste like Radar_Love mentioned. I have seen some of that stuff in the pet stores before.

ChiAddict · Senior Chi

I give my girlies Bully Sticks. The are all natural and don't bloat their bellies like rawhide. I just had my annual check up with my Vet last month and he couldn't believe the condition of their teeth. We do feed them dry kibble too.

Jess · Senior Chi

I'm afraid I'm another who cant help you!� lol� I dont brush Ellie's teeth but I give her chews and she eats dry kibble.� I have recently been wondering if I should try and brush them but I wonder if she'll let me now as I have never tried to and she's not a young puppy any more.� � I dont know.� Have you Googled it?

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Foytoy · Kid Chi

We haven't done much brushing either.. but we do the bones, dry kibble bit.. And Buddha and Gidget I had their teeth cleaned by the vet.
A friend of mine has gotten the stuff to add to the water.. and she just uses gauze on her finger and some doggie toothpaste, not sure what kind though. And when there is a lot of build up she scales them herself.
I'm going to be starting down this road soon though.. although none of them are bad at all.. I will need to freshen up a few of them before their dogs shows.. hehe

PinkRapunzel · Adult Chi

Thanks so much for the information.

My mom's shih tzu mix just had 11 of his teeth pulled, during his last cleaning! Oh, my! He is about 8 yrs. old. I felt so bad for him. Apparently the vets offer a vaccine now to help reduce tartar, but it is a series of vaccinations, not a one time deal. Not sure what I think about that.

My2ChiBoys · Adult Chi

I do my boy's teeth and recently got a tooth scaler to scrape off the tartar as opposed to paying $200 the vet charges you. The scaler is really easy to use as long as you have the trust of your dog. Also, I brush their teeth at least 3 times a week. They are use to it and now know what to expect. I would really try to do some sort of maintenance on their teeth if you can, it will pay off in the end.

Island_Girl · Senior Chi

I use an electric toothbrush, a small childs size one. The vibrating tickles their gums, and the first couple of times I tried, they hated it. I let them touch it with their paws so they could see it wasn't going to hurt them, and that seemed to be enough proof for them, so into the mouth it went like everything else within reach, LOL! They slightly gnaw on it while i am brushing, I think it actually feels good on their gums, and now they are pros! I also use Bully Sticks, and I have heard rave reviews about how well they keep dogs teeth clean.

My2ChiBoys · Adult Chi

Electric toothbrush eh???? Like ones you by for humans? I kinda like that idea IG! I can see where that may be more effective.

Island_Girl · Senior Chi

Yep, actually it is a Spider man kids battery powered one, works like a charm! (I got the idea from a mutual friend ;)

PinkRapunzel · Adult Chi

Thanks for the info! Tinker Bell is pretty good about letting me brush her teeth, but Halo isnt. I'll have to try the electronic kid's toothbrush. I'm not sure what they'd think of the tooth scaler, but I'll definetly look into that, too.