Toothy

Thanks, I'll try them!

Thank you. We had never had a problem with anesthesia when we took our greyhounds for dentals. We also had a "touch up" done in our home by a local greyhound expert and that went fine (although I just read that is no longer legal). However, recently we moved to a new area and one of our greyhounds, who had done fine with anesthesia in the past, died while coming out of anesthesia. She was in fine health and not very old. The vet claimed to have experience with greyhounds, and we Googled the meds that were used and nothing jumped out as the culprit. so now we're a bit nervous about getting full dentals in this area. At the very least we'll check around with other greyhound owners for a more greyhound savvy vet.

Sorry, the food is IAMS for large dogs, not that it matters.

We have two 4.5-year-old Irish greys who came to us with beautiful teeth. After 6 months, both have some visible plaque, in spite of tooth brushing a few times a week and adding plaque remover to their water. I want to be proactive about taking care of their teeth and avoid the need for full dentals with anesthesia as much as possible. Can anyone recommend something that removes plaque in its early stages? Our dogs eat Hills Science Diet dry food (green bag) moistened with water, with some dog treats and dental chews (not consistent). Thank you!

Here is a photo showing the lump. Apologies to my boy for airing his privates.

Our neutered 4-year-old Irish greyhound, whom we adopted a couple weeks ago, has a lump about the size of an egg (if it were mostly submerged) on his inner thigh, a couple inches from his genitals. Unfortunately, I don't see any way to add a photo. He doesn't limp or seem to be in any pain, and there is no record of a previous injury. The lump is neither hard nor soft, but somewhere in the middle. He marks a lot, but that could be because he's still new. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you.