Quote Originally Posted by smurfalicious View Post
Hey Solo we have an anesthesia free tooth cleaning clinic at our store in Boulder every few months. I think it's around $125-$150 and the feedback has been awesome. I believe the gal also works out of one of the local vets offices. I can try and get you her info.

Also, I believe smaller dog right? Raw chicken necks are awe-haw-some for cleaning teeth. And that size is great for smaller dogs. My dogs are about 7 and 9 and they have amazing teeth because they get raw bones all the time, and eat a diet of about 50% raw.
First of all, an anesthesia-free dental will NOT get the teeth clean under the gum line, and all the bacteria there will continue to breed and can cause a ton of health issues. Secondly, during this anesthesia-free dental, are the teeth being polished after being scaled? If not, then within 24 hours the bacteria have already colonized the crevices and tiny little scrapes left by the scaling, and while the teeth may look clean and shiny, they aren't really any better than if you hadn't gotten a dental done at all. There is a good reason why the teeth are polished after a dental and it's not just to make the teeth sparkle. And honestly, there is simply NO way to get a true and proper dental done if the animal is not anesthestized. I don't care what these people doing these "dentals" say, you simply CANNOT get into all the crevices and crannies and under the gums while the animal is awake. These are not humans who will open wide for you. Believe me when I say if it could really be done, vets would be ALL over it.

Third, I am all for raw diets. However, too many people that feed them do not feed them correctly and feed diets that consist solely of necks and wings because these are cheap cuts. There has to be meaty pieces in there: breasts, thighs, etc., or you run the risk of blockages from the bones. The necks and wings are simply not meaty enough. Please, if you are going to feed raw, make sure to feed plenty of *meaty* cuts, too. I have seen way too many blockages come through the clinic from people who think they are feeding a great raw diet and since they are only feeding necks and wings, their animals block up. Done properly, a raw diet is a great way to keep teeth clean and animals healthy and regular. I'm not saying never feed necks or wings, just make sure to make those the smallest part of the diet. Just make sure to research raw diets well before throwing some chicken parts to your dogs.

Off my soapbox now