Mickey's Pearly Whites! :D

[~birdybea~]

My jack russell Mickey has been getting a bit of a plaque/calculus build up on his teeth the past year or two. It's always seemed not quite worth the cost of a scale and polish at the vets. I work as a vet nurse now though, and i decided to book him in for a teeth clean (i loove staff discounts!!). Best thing was the vets let me do the whole thing myself! From the premed, to anaesthetising and intubating him, scale and polish and then waking him up. It was a great experience. And, Mickey's sparkly white teeth make me happy...even if dogs tend not to smile with their teeth. Here's a photo of my handsome boy, and one of his sparkly teeth.

 

[Birdiemarie]

Very nice! When my daughter had dogs she'd take care of their teeth herself also and they were very used to having her hands in tier mouth brushing, scaling, etc. For five/six year old's they had no plaque and had the whitest teeth and pink gums The vet used to love looking at them. LOL.

 

[Cynthia & Percy]

very good thanks for sharing cute dog by the way

 

[rockoko]

Very cute doggy smile!!!
Nice job!!!

 

[~birdybea~]

Very nice! When my daughter had dogs she'd take care of their teeth herself also and they were very used to having her hands in tier mouth brushing, scaling, etc. For five/six year old's they had no plaque and had the whitest teeth and pink gums The vet used to love looking at them. LOL.

I've tried brushing Mickeys teeth, with all the chomping down on the brush from him i didn't get far. He gets things like Greenie's and Nylabones, but i need to start giving him actual bones again. I stopped when mum got her guidedog as if she was to dig up a stinky old bone in the yard mum would be walking around shopping centres with a farty dog (embarrassing). Strangely enough the Greenie's and Nylabones seem to be enough to keep Buffy's (guidedogs) teeth in good condition. Just not Migs.

 

[LuvMyBirds]

Belinda, nice cleaning job Isn't it amazing how much more you understand about things like: "It's always seemed not quite worth the cost of a scale and polish at the vets."
Sometimes it's difficult to get client's to understand that tartar buildup will cause gingivitis which in turn can cause heart problems. I'm totally opposite from you though I big chicken when it comes to my own pets I stay out of the area! Mickey handsome little JRT. How does he do around all your birds?

 

[~birdybea~]

I'm totally opposite from you though I big chicken when it comes to my own pets I stay out of the area! Mickey handsome little JRT. How does he do around all your birds?

This was only the second dental i've done, but i didn't think Mickey would mind being a practice subject. When the vet on surgery for the day offered to let me do the whole thing she did make sure i was fine with working on my own pet, because obviously a lot of people would have issues. The only thing that freaked me out for a while was that his heart rate was around 75bpm for most of the time. The majority of the anaesthetics i've monitored have had the dogs up around 120+. But i was assured it was a good thing and meant he was fit.

As to how he does around the birds. He's had 5 years to get used to birds in the house (he's 7 years old). He doesn't like them, and he's not trusted unsupervised around them (as no dog should be anyway). But he has come to learn that if he so much as licks his lips in their direction he'll get a harsh NO. He ignores them.

 

[atvchick95]

that is cool Sheba has Magnificent white teeth
I think it has a lot to do with the one treats we get for her they're even shaped like tooth brushes LOL

they're called Greenies Dog Treats

Greenies Dog Treat At Discount Prices! Greenies Dog Chew Bones Cleans Your Dog's Breath While It Cleans His Teeth.

plus she gets other types of treats as well, but these ones are the main "teeth" cleaning ones or at least that's how the package says it LOL but she's got super white clean teeth

 

[~birdybea~]

Sheba is also quite young right? It takes a fair while for tartar to build up, especially if she gets things like dry food, Greenies, etc.

 

[Alex]

Ohhh nice and white. My dog this year has had some problems as well. And over the last 8 year she never has.

 

[Thugluvgrl187]

Wow his teeth look great!