best dental chews?

f1re_cr4cker

i was wondering if people buy these for their dogs and which ones are good. i wouldnt want to buy those pedigree ones due to their ingredients.

pboae

My dog has the pedigree dentastix, but in terms of dental health they are pretty useless. A marrow bone is far more effective (supervised obviously).

foreign_correspondent

a nice beef bone!

Bromley86

A money-saving tip on the dentasticks is that they keep for ages, so stock up when they're reduced.

Money_Saver

My dog has the pedigree dentastix but he sometimes gets sick after eating them! Doesn't always happen but I have stopped giving them to him, and I now use this green stuff I got from the vets it's made from seaweed and you sprinkle it on their food, and it's designed to break off the plaque. It was about £11.00 tho, which I thought was very expensive, but it lasts ages!

Marsh_Samphire

I also give the seaweed stuff to my 3 dogs, I have checked their teeth and am convinced it has reduced the amount of tartar. I don't get it from my vet but find it cheaper on the internet.

billieboy_2

We give ours pigs' ears which he loves and demolishes in about five minutes!

moomin5

Hilton Herbs do canine seaweed which is pretty much the same as plaque off, it looks much cheaper but i've not bought any yet to check the dosage to compare properly. http://www.hiltonherbs.com/canine/canine_generalhealth.cfm?cfid=32488024&cftoken=26376008

I found plaqueoff did help with the breath & tartar buildup so made brushing more effective, but i'll be trying the hilton stuff next as was too pricey long term with 2 big dogs. I also use the Logic gel which works reasonably even if brushing isn't an option. You can also get enzyme treated chews which should be more effective than a normal chew.

I think ideally a more natural diet using the raw bones to clean teeth is best and easiest. I'd like to eventually move towards that, but my dog at the moment is possesive over chews so i'm reluctant to move to bones until i've sorted that issue out.