KickReturn Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Has anyone been using kelp supplement for the specific purpose of improving dental health? Are you happy with result? I brush daily, give a turkey neck every day for lunch and poor Hester still has problems. A dental yesterday - no major extractions but he still lost three more of his little nibblers (incisors) up front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I think feeding kelp-plaque off etc... is horse hockey. Brushing daily is your best defense when fighting periodontal disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissy Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Brushing typically removes about 90% of plaque. Plaque control is your number 1 goal. If brushing is not enough (sounds like it isn't for Hester) then you can consider switching to a prescription dental diet. A good dental diet takes care of about 70-80% of plaque. You could also consider using a water additive. Currently the only one with clinical trials proving its efficacy is Healthy Mouth. I highly recommend it to my patients. It's easy and fuss free. Some dogs just have worse teeth than others, unfortunately. I brush daily and I started using Healthy Mouth about 2 years ago as well. I give some dental kibble as treats... but really for most dental diets to work they need to make up about 30% of the diet. And luckily for me, my dogs seem to have good genetics for teeth. Quote Kristie and the Apex Agility Greyhounds: Kili (ATChC AgMCh Lakilanni Where Eagles Fly RN IP MSCDC MTRDC ExS Bronze ExJ Bronze ) and Kenna (Lakilanni Kiss The Sky RN MADC MJDC AGDC AGEx AGExJ). Waiting at the Bridge: Retired racer Summit (Bbf Dropout) May 5, 2005-Jan 30, 2019 Like us on Facebook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramonaghan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've tried Plaque Off and was unimpressed. Quote Rachel with littermates Doolin and Willa, boss cat Tootie, and feline squatters Crumpet and Fezziwig. Missing gentlemen kitties Mud, Henry, and Richard and our beautiful, feisty, silly Sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickiesmom Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I would be worried about the iodine in kelp. I brush daily and use Healthy Mouth - that combination works here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Plaque-Off made one of mine sick, so I stopped using it. Some people say it really works, but I didn't actually see much difference so it was an easy decision to throw it out. Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jetska Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I have found that chicken wings have slowed the deterioration of Barbie's teeth along with daily brushing. She has lost a few molars so far and thats a downward spiral when teeth don't have opposing teeth they seem to deteriorate faster. Her mouth seems to dry out easily so that doesn't help things. Mouse's mouth is so different to Barbie's - she hasn't had a vet clean/scale yet and is almost 4, she does have a bit of plaque but she doesn't have the stink mouth. I think I will get her teeth done some time next year and hopefully it will be the only time it needs doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawthorn Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If daily brushing isn't enough you could brush twice daily. That's what I do and mine are 10 in January and have never needed a dental. Quote When a relationship of love is disrupted, the relationship does not cease. The love continues; therefore, the relationship continues. The work of grief is to reconcile and redeem life to a different love relationship. ~ W Scott Lineberry Always Greyhounds Home Boarding and Greyhounds With Love House Sitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If daily brushing isn't enough you could brush twice daily. That's what I do and mine are 10 in January and have never needed a dental. Agreed-increase the frequency of brushing will help. It my help to slowly transition to an electric toothbrush---they are so much more efficient. I use a Sonicare with my boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometdust1 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I brush daily with petrodent toothpaste and spray petrodent chlorhexadine on gums afterward and gums are healthy pink, no redness and no blood when brushing(unless I skip just ONE day!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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