"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
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I've heard that scaling your dog's teeth isn't a good idea, too, but
mostly from veterinarian-type sources. My vet said yesterday that
there are groomers around who will scale teeth, but he didn't know who
they were. I think my best bet is to have the dentals done and then
continue with the gel or paste, and also feed chicken backs about once
a week. I just can't go all raw right now, but I have a source for
chicken backs that's not far away and very reasonably priced, and I've
heard that backs are better than necks for teeth cleaning. And I am
going to try the vaccine. My Siberians had great teeth with little
effort, but greyhounds' are known for periodontal disease, and my
rescue Borzoi has lost 12 teeth and is about to lose more, so they all
need very bit of help they can get.

I am of the opinion that if it doesn't hurt, and may help, then do it. I
have seen too many dogs with horrible mouths, and would hate to think that a
simple vaccine could have saved them from that. My daughter's boss has an
older Shih Tzu that has had all but two teeth removed due to decay. The
pain and suffering he must have gone through... *shudder* And apparently
the smell was something to be smelled to be believed! Ick.

Phyrie