Anyone have experience with Healthy mouth?

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woof

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After a recent wellness visit with the vet she discovered that my male Angus has some pretty big plaque/calcus build up on his backmost molar. I brush their teeth regularly -- much to their protest but they love the toothpaste taste- but must have missed the molar. Actuallly, both dogs have plaque build up on their back teeth. I told the vet I would try to get it off with a sonic tools and she recommended Healthy Mouth that you put in the water to try to soften it before I attempt it. I have read a lot of dogs won't drink the water after it is added and it is expensive. Anyone have any experience with it?? I dread the vet bill if I can't remove it..
 
Not that brand, but we do use Oxyfresh in our water for the dogs and cats. Ann uses a different product that worked successfully for her but I did not see any benefit from it in a year and switched back. I'm of the opinion that you just have to try stuff... some will work for you; some won't. I wonder if it is due to the dogs individual PH levels in their mouths or something like that. I also use a sonic scaler, Black Sheep Organics toothpaste which the dogs LOVE!, and all sorts of dental chews they receive as treats. At this years check up, I expected Brodie to get recommended for a dental cuz he was close last fall but his teeth are now amazingly clean... we totally quit the bully stick chews a year ago and I wonder if they were part of his issue as he was obsessed and felt he needed one nightly. Deacon's teeth, which were amazing, are now showing signs of needing work... I am torn on dentals... should I do now and be done? Such a hard issue when they need to be sedated...
 
I'm not familiar with Healthy Mouth but Sandy is right, I use Oxydent Dental Care Solution. I used Oxyfresh for years but as a spray in the mouth, not in the water and it is also a really good brand you can't go wrong with. Misty is my only dog who hasn't needed a dental or teeth pulled and my vet says her teeth are terrific. A relief, since all my others are partially toothless! For years I used ProDen PlaqueOff for them and it clearly didn't work. Since I started using the water additive, their remaining teeth are much better.
 
On Ann's recommendation for Oxydent I am on my first bottle for Benny and I am seeing results without brushing! He had the dark line of plaque on his canines and after a few weeks I just knocked it off with my finger nail! Now we see if it stays off. Being raw fed he gets bones every day so the back teeth aren't a problem for him, but the fronts were bad. He hates brushing teeth so this is a life and money saver.
 
woof said:
Thanks all for the recommendation I will look into oxyfresh-- Healthy mouth is 60+ $ per bottle and if the dogs don't like it I will have to sell pencils on the street to pay back the bill. Hmmm I guess I could also play my guitar on the street corner and have people pay me to stop!
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I have been using Healthy Mouth until the fires burned their building 2? Years ago. I finally got my shipment recently, almost a years wait. I have always thought it helped his breath. Unfortunately was never good at daily use and would often forget it. Unfortunately his teeth are too covered in plaque at this time despite brushing mostly regularly. He is scheduled for a dental in June but i would love to avoid it at his age. I have an ultrasonic cleaner but not sure how he would do.
 
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