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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 520553" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I have four dogs and NONE of them would even <em>consider</em> allowing me to brush their teeth! I'm lucky if they let me clip their toenails! Brushing is a good preventative <em><u>if</u></em> they will let you do it but if there is a lot of tartar on the teeth, brushing will not get it off. If there is that much, the only thing that will really get rid of it is a trip to the vet for a dental cleaning. It's not cheap because the dog has to be anesthetized to have it done and before they anesthetize them, they will usually want to do bloodwork first to make sure they are in good shape and can handle the medications. Besides giving them bad breath, all that tartar can hide all kinds of painful dental problems like broken or cracked teeth or infections. My oldest Boston (she's 9) had very clean-looking teeth for her age. But during her dental exam they discovered that she had a raging infection between the root of an upper molar and her gum that had been spreading infection through her body and causing her constant intense pain. Dogs can be very stoic and you can't always tell when they're in pain. Once that was treated, she was a much happier girl!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 520553, member: 1883"] I have four dogs and NONE of them would even [I]consider[/I] allowing me to brush their teeth! I'm lucky if they let me clip their toenails! Brushing is a good preventative [I][U]if[/U][/I] they will let you do it but if there is a lot of tartar on the teeth, brushing will not get it off. If there is that much, the only thing that will really get rid of it is a trip to the vet for a dental cleaning. It's not cheap because the dog has to be anesthetized to have it done and before they anesthetize them, they will usually want to do bloodwork first to make sure they are in good shape and can handle the medications. Besides giving them bad breath, all that tartar can hide all kinds of painful dental problems like broken or cracked teeth or infections. My oldest Boston (she's 9) had very clean-looking teeth for her age. But during her dental exam they discovered that she had a raging infection between the root of an upper molar and her gum that had been spreading infection through her body and causing her constant intense pain. Dogs can be very stoic and you can't always tell when they're in pain. Once that was treated, she was a much happier girl! [/QUOTE]
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