Does it have to be doggie toothpaste?

gracie · 02-11-2005, 11:00 PM

I've seen tooth paste mentioned briefly in another post, but what I wanted to know is why can't we use Sensitive Toothpaste on dogs? Will it hurt them? Is doggie paste expensive and can I buy it in a regular Pet or Dept Store? I think it's time my two pooches got some extra oral hygiene on top of their bones, hides and biscuts. Thanks.

gaddylovesdogs · 02-12-2005, 08:53 AM

Human toothepaste should not be used on dogs--has ingredients that aren't good for them, one being fluoride. (I don't even use a fluoride toothepaste on myself). Dog paste is generally pretty cheap. You can find it at a local pet store.

Crossfire Bulldogs · 02-12-2005, 01:46 PM

Along with dogs not having fluoride toothpaste never has been made to be ingested, it's made to be spit out and not swallowed and just think how your stomach would feel if you swallowed a couple mouthfuls of that minty stuff. ** shudders** Using human toothpaste will do nothing but make your dog very ill.

linnie · 02-12-2005, 02:16 PM

Also human toothpaste is designed to froth up... not good for the dogs lol.
Having said that I use a natural one for my girls made by neways. It has no nasties in it at all.
I agree with Gaddy flouride is POISON

candy722 · 02-15-2005, 10:48 PM

yea you don't want to use human tooth paste. Doggie toothpaste go around $5- $10. You don't want to get the ones with fluoride. I heard it bad for dogs.

gracie · 02-16-2005, 09:47 AM

Thanks for fillling me in on this. To be on the safe side, I will buy the doggie paste. I guess the non flouride toothpaste still has other ingredients in it, detrimental to dogs. Thanks again for the advice. I hope Wal-Mart sells doggie paste, since it is pretty pricey in comparrison. Oh well, our babies are worth it.

gracie · 02-16-2005, 09:54 AM

Forgot to add, I love the attached pictures of your pets. They are sooooo cute. I always enjoy looking at dogs. Wish I had the necessary equipment so I can post a pic of my two, so you all can see them. Take care

gracie · 02-16-2005, 03:48 PM

I bought a kit with a finger brush, oral brush with handle and the doggie paste for $5.95 cdn . A single tube of the same size doggie paste costs $7.97 without the brushes, so what's up with that. I'm better off buying the kit, unless this is a short term promotion of some sort. I got the regular, but I noticed they had beef flavored also. I hate to see my finger go with it. LOL

candy722 · 02-20-2005, 01:26 AM

Hey that's a good deal. I use the finger brush on Toki and it works better because he will let me go in his mouth and brush. hehehe

gaddylovesdogs · 03-01-2005, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linnie

I agree with Gaddy flouride is POISON

We haven't used fluoride toothpaste or drunk tap water for a few years now. A few dentists think we're kookoo, but oh well, lol

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gracie · 03-01-2005, 10:55 PM

Hmm... makes me wonder if we all shouldn't be using doggie paste?? LOL, it's probably safer than our regular toothpaste.

theGOOCH · 03-03-2005, 03:53 PM

Just don't eat the stuff and you'll be alright. Chlorine is poison too, but I won't go swimming in a pool without it. LOL

Wolp8 · 03-04-2005, 11:47 AM

Doggie toothpaste sure is more expensive then ours. And yes.... Walmart does sell it and its usually cheaper then in a pet store.
I have bought a chicken and a beef flavored toothpaste before for my dog. She liked it, but the smell made me gag

I am using one made by FourPaws called Pet Dental.... but guess what guys??? It has fluoride in it (says its veterinarian approved). Doesn't foam up though.

gracie · 03-04-2005, 02:56 PM

Wolp, fluoride???? Interesting, isn't that the ingredient we are trying to avoid? I bought some Smart Groom toothpaste at WalMart. It doesn't have any ingredients listed that I can see, not on the tube or on the package. It is Vanilla flavour. They should have some ingredients listed somewhere, but they don't. Does anyone know if this product contains fluoride?

SalemWitchChild · 03-05-2005, 08:37 AM

I was wondering if a child's toothpaste that does't foam up and can be swallowed would be ok to use on dogs?

02-11-2005, 11:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84	Does it have to be doggie toothpaste? I've seen tooth paste mentioned briefly in another post, but what I wanted to know is why can't we use Sensitive Toothpaste on dogs? Will it hurt them? Is doggie paste expensive and can I buy it in a regular Pet or Dept Store? I think it's time my two pooches got some extra oral hygiene on top of their bones, hides and biscuts. Thanks.
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02-12-2005, 08:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
gaddylovesdogs don't have a cow! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 153	Human toothepaste should not be used on dogs--has ingredients that aren't good for them, one being fluoride. (I don't even use a fluoride toothepaste on myself). Dog paste is generally pretty cheap. You can find it at a local pet store.
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Crossfire Bulldogs Sourmug Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snuggled Between The Snorts & Snores. Posts: 7,844 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 284	Along with dogs not having fluoride toothpaste never has been made to be ingested, it's made to be spit out and not swallowed and just think how your stomach would feel if you swallowed a couple mouthfuls of that minty stuff. shudders Using human toothpaste will do nothing but make your dog very ill.
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02-12-2005, 02:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
linnie tibbie girl Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 3,051 Rep Power: 171	Also human toothpaste is designed to froth up... not good for the dogs lol. Having said that I use a natural one for my girls made by neways. It has no nasties in it at all. I agree with Gaddy flouride is POISON
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02-15-2005, 10:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
candy722 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 72	yea you don't want to use human tooth paste. Doggie toothpaste go around $5- $10. You don't want to get the ones with fluoride. I heard it bad for dogs.
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02-16-2005, 09:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84	Thanks for fillling me in on this. To be on the safe side, I will buy the doggie paste. I guess the non flouride toothpaste still has other ingredients in it, detrimental to dogs. Thanks again for the advice. I hope Wal-Mart sells doggie paste, since it is pretty pricey in comparrison. Oh well, our babies are worth it.
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84

02-16-2005, 09:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84	Forgot to add, I love the attached pictures of your pets. They are sooooo cute. I always enjoy looking at dogs. Wish I had the necessary equipment so I can post a pic of my two, so you all can see them. Take care
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84

02-16-2005, 03:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84	I bought a kit with a finger brush, oral brush with handle and the doggie paste for $5.95 cdn . A single tube of the same size doggie paste costs $7.97 without the brushes, so what's up with that. I'm better off buying the kit, unless this is a short term promotion of some sort. I got the regular, but I noticed they had beef flavored also. I hate to see my finger go with it. LOL
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84

02-20-2005, 01:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
candy722 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 72	Hey that's a good deal. I use the finger brush on Toki and it works better because he will let me go in his mouth and brush. hehehe
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03-01-2005, 10:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84	Hmm... makes me wonder if we all shouldn't be using doggie paste?? LOL, it's probably safer than our regular toothpaste.
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03-03-2005, 03:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
theGOOCH Doberman Pinscher Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH USA Posts: 753 Rep Power: 97	Just don't eat the stuff and you'll be alright. Chlorine is poison too, but I won't go swimming in a pool without it. LOL

03-04-2005, 11:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
Wolp8 Wolp8 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lawton, Oklahoma Posts: 26 Rep Power: 69	Doggie toothpaste sure is more expensive then ours. And yes.... Walmart does sell it and its usually cheaper then in a pet store. I have bought a chicken and a beef flavored toothpaste before for my dog. She liked it, but the smell made me gag I am using one made by FourPaws called Pet Dental.... but guess what guys??? It has fluoride in it (says its veterinarian approved). Doesn't foam up though.

03-04-2005, 02:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
gracie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 197 Rep Power: 84	Wolp, fluoride???? Interesting, isn't that the ingredient we are trying to avoid? I bought some Smart Groom toothpaste at WalMart. It doesn't have any ingredients listed that I can see, not on the tube or on the package. It is Vanilla flavour. They should have some ingredients listed somewhere, but they don't. Does anyone know if this product contains fluoride?
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SalemWitchChild Blue Merle Collie Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrenceburg, Ky Posts: 592 Rep Power: 86	I was wondering if a child's toothpaste that does't foam up and can be swallowed would be ok to use on dogs?
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