Originally Posted by
3ChocMom
If they are not that bad, I would just start brushing now. I only do dentals if a problem arises, but I do brush my dogs' teeth several times per week. And chewing bones is not a guaranteed way to avoid dental issues. Brandy chews on bones all the time, but had to have 4 teeth removed last year. They were her molars all the way in the back. Those teeth are not used to chew recreational bones. The teeth were decaying, so it was a no brainer, they had to come out. But my vet recommends yearly dentals, even my holistic vet told me to do them every year on Brandy since she had to have teeth removed, but I refuse. I have also used a woman who does non-anesthetic dentals once. She does a great job cleaning, but obviously she cannot extract teeth.