CANINE TEETH CLEANING
Brushing Dogs Teeth – Key Points
- Make it fun when you brush
- Tooth and gum area important to brush
- Focus on very back, upper molars
- Short sessions (5-10) seconds then gradually work up to 2 minutes per day
- Reward your pet with treat to make a good imprint
K9 Brite Way of Brushing Dogs Teeth
- To make it fun, let your dog lick the tooth paste from the tooth brush. Do this for a couple days.
- Have your dog sit. It’s wise to have them in the corner of a couch or floor. This way your dog can not back up and get away.
- Start with the upper lip by gently lifting up and brushing the larger canine first, just to get the dog use to the feel.
- Next gently lift and pull back the lower lip like he is smiling. Brush gently from bottom of gum line and up. Do this for about 10 seconds.
- Over a coarse of a few days, gradually increase brushing time to one minute on the upper teeth and one minute on the lower teeth
Canine Teeth Cleaning – Dog Tooth Brush and Tooth Paste
So many of my clients ask us “Can we use human tooth paste on our dog?” The answer is NO!
- A dog can’t spit, IT will swallow the tooth paste – human tooth paste is meant to be spit-out.
- Dogs should not have Fluoride.
- Human tooth paste contains Sodium Lauryl Sulphate which makes tooth paste foam. Many dogs do not like the foaming.
Dog tooth paste should contain enzymes that dissolve material on the teeth, such as Glucose Oxidase and Lactoperokidease. We have told our clients to please check the tooth paste for sugars, because this can make more plaque with continued use.