I am so surprised Bruno doesn’t have anything either. He is now a little over 1.5 years… His teeth look great, except for 3 small brown spots on his canines (of all teeth), but that’s about it… The vet said he doesn’t need anything.
We used to brush his teeth weekly as a puppy, then stopped for a few months (lazy us), then started again recently to do them daily, then he got sick… So we haven’t picked it back up yet, but I plan to soon. We use a doggie toothbrush and he’s not a huge fan of the procedure but for the most part lets us do it. He also has a rope toy he chews on a lot, an antler, and I will put him back on RMBs once/week soon again. Does the rope help much? I had the impression that it would a bit when he pushes down on it, and I also have used it to rub on his teeth too, while playing tug – he doesn’t even notice I’m “brushing” his teeth with the rope, lol, he’s so into the game. I guess those have helped keep his teeth ok for now. I will also try the gauze method, may be less stressful than the brush, who knows.
Recently I started using just coconut oil, baking soda, stevia, and a few drops of Dr. Bronner’s peppermint soap as a homemade toothpaste, so I was wondering if something like that (minus the soap and the stevia, but with some other essential oil maybe?) would work for Bruno? Or is it really not necessary?
