We saw the dental specialist yesterday for a recheck, and got some samples of Healthy Mouth to try. I asked her some questions based on this thread, and here is what she said:
- she isn't sure it would work when the water is added to food. i.e., the food might inhibit the ability of the product to bind with the plaque on teeth
- she suggested introducing it at 25% of the recommended dilution, and gradually working up, to deal with any palatability issues
- she also said the company is continuing to test, and it may be that the product will work at lower dilutions, i.e., you would still get results without mixing it as strong as instructed, but, I don't think they've figured out what the minimum effective dilution is yet.
I just mixed it up and sure enough, at full strength the water looks green - diluted it looks, well, less green, but still different. I'll be watching the dogs to make sure everyone is still drinking.