Would these treats be good for a dog who had some teeth pulled? I have Checkups and those are a bit difficult for her since shes had her teeth pulled.
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hi, i just got these from the vet. my mini doxie just had her canine teeth pulled in december, and yes, she still eats these treats. she also has had 6 other teeth taken out, so, somehow, she can still work on these. the vet, highly recommended them. i have three dogs (10 yr old terrier, 8 yr old doxie and a puppy), they all trade off on these treats. the doxie usually will take the treat after it is worked on by the other dogs, but she does chew them.
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No. The texture is like thin wood. It was hard for me to break in smaller pieces for my dog and when I did, my dog still did not chew on it.
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I'll answer by saying that I have a 12 yr old rescue dog from the pound. She never had any care for her teeth and has bad teeth and has lost several. She absolutely loves these CET petite chews and it doesn't seem to bother her at all. Also her remaining teeth have really whitened up.
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My doxie just had some teeth pulled, and the vet sent him home with one of these, but he has to wait a couple of weeks to let his mouth heal from the surgery first. This is what she recommended for him to chew going forward instead of the Nyla Bones which are too hard for him.
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Our older dog who has lost most of his teeth still trys to gum them so to speak but I would get something a little softer since they are hard!
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No, they are hard and crunchy (they are hard to the touch and sound crunchy when she's eating them), which is probably one way they clean the teeth. There are some soft treats out there but not Greenies.
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I think so. My dog needs a bit of coaxing to start chewing on these. But once she starts she finishes it!
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They are not as hard as many dog treats are, but they do require the ability to be able to chew, unless you do what I do for one of my senior dogs. I let the treat stand in hot water for about 1 minute, and then he is able to readily eat the treat.
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the xsmall will but personally i wouldn't use it for that. i would work on stopping him from doing it a different way. do you provide him with good dogs chews. .the dental ones are good. and the greenies are good.. have you tried those .. anything that distracks him will work over time..
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I gave them to my daughter for her 55-lb Rhodie-pit mix, because I thought they presented a choking hazard for my 95-lb lab mix. My daughter's dog also peels them. She has not yet peeled these, and she's had them for a few days, so I think they might be a bit tougher.
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I give her one to two dentastix daily. They are the only treats she gets, with the exception of a Chewnola once or twice a month. She loves those too :)
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I tried the tablets with my american bulldog, they were not her favorite although with some coaxing (peanut butter and pretending it was a treat it still took a while to get her to actually eat them) she would get them down. The soft chews are just so much easier for me, as she views them as a treat I never have to put in any effort to make sure she eats them.
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Yes, they are relatively soft. They're not like the rock hard mass produced ones we were buying before we found these. We have a very old Jack Russell and a middle aged Yorkie (who has had dental work for bad teeth) and they have no problem with them. The treats are in varying sizes, some quite large, but we cut them up into bite size pieces.
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I guess you could cut them into thin strips like Toni suggested or cut it into pieces small enough so they won't get stuck in her mandibles? You may be better off with Greenies or a chew that isn't flat. I actually stopped giving them to my Staffie b/c I wasn't crazy about the lack of real veggies & that they're produced in Vietnam.
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I've a 4 pound Pom whose 12 this year. Looks young and very healthy but lost jaw teeth to neglect before we met at the pound 5 years ago. Would these be easy for him to chew without too much discomfort?
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Labs (including my own) are notorious for ingesting inappropriately large pieces of whatever they're chewing. I really have to watch him with any rawhide - a couple of times almost had to Heimlich him before he gagged it up. If your dog displays any signs of lethargy or distress eliminating, definitely get him to the vet to x-ray his stomach. Most of these products have warnings about the dangers of such incidents. Thanks for the heads-up though...my guy may need to live without them, even though it looks like something he'd enjoy!
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Too funny, but my dog just thinks they are another treat, although they do not work so great on him. Hope that helps.
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Depending on which teeth have been pulled. My dogs use their canines to munch on those, they are meant for teeth cleanings so they're not soft. I would recommend that you use Greenies instead. They are excellent, my dogs love the taste and they are a little softer than the Dentastix. Dentastix is my budget version. I buy that when I've gone over pet budget for the previous month. Otherwise I give them Greenies but the Pedigree item is very good also.
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They are crunchy. Wellness has a soft treat which you might want to consider. Our dog loves both.
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They are supposed to be hard as they are a dental treat. The chewing process helps them get the tartar off their teeth. If he can't chew them, he may have an issue with his teeth and/or gums.
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I gave them to my German Shepard mix, no problem. I had originally bought them for my 3 lb chichuana but her teeth were to delicate to chew them. If they get too small you could remove them from dog but my German... Eats the whole thing.