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Originally Posted by Captainzing  What’s everyone using for their dogs teeth these days? |
I give regular sized bully sticks on occasion. Jackson needs to chew. And every other thing I've tried lasts him all of 30 seconds to under 2 minutes. He's a bigger boy though (18lbs) but my cockapoo who is the same size is SUCH a slower chewer lol. It's nice when things actually last her a long time. I get the bully sticks from Chewy.com usually Barkworthies brand. But sometimes I get them from the local pet store.
I do give
Dentastix sometimes and
Purina Dentalife. They don't last very long but it "satisfies" him on some nights. These are more like a treat though. The Dentalife things are VOHC approved so proven to help teeth in some way.
Also,
Earth Animal No-Hide Chews (these don't last my dude long at all, but they'd last a smaller dog a bit longer, I'm sure). They last longer than dentastix type treats though. Jax can eat one of these in probably... 5-7 minutes if I had to guess? lol
I do believe the chewing has helped his teeth because all of his back teeth which he uses for chewing are really strong and were way cleaner than his front teeth (he had to get the 6 bottom incisors pulled at his recent dental, vet said dogs don't use them anyway, and I wasn't brushing like a bad mom
) but those back ones were in really good shape she said. His bone in that lower area where the bottom incisors were pulled was very weak whereas the rest was stronger.
I know it's mostly genetics overall for teeth health (and using products to maintain them and getting professional dentals as needed).... but I think a lot of dogs can benefit from chewing. It just comes natural to them.