Can I brush my dog's teeth with human tooth paste?

Ive always brushed his teeth with the tooth paste the vet gave me but its just not working. He as acid reflux probelms and he is being treated for that but he breathe stinks!





Ive tried chicken flavored, Ive tried mint flavored


nothing is working





Ive also been giving him dog treats for his breath


like parsley flavored treats and yip yap mints


and i feed him bland vet food for his food allergies





at first i thought it was bad teeth but the vet checked them out


and his teeth are fine





so my last resort, that i know of, is human tooth paste.


i know that it is not recommended because of the baking soda or something...


but i dont know what else to do

Can I brush my dog%26#039;s teeth with human tooth paste?
Human toothpaste has Fluoride in it, which is poisonous to dogs.





If he has acid reflux, then no toothbrushing in the world is going to save his breath. The smell is not coming from his teeth, it%26#039;s coming from his stomach.





What you need to do to correct this problem and make him feel better is to switch his food. He doesn%26#039;t need to be put on a bland food, just food without the allergy causing agent in it





Try California Natural. It has very few ingredients, so that way you can pinpoint what it is exactly he is allergic to.





http://www.naturapet.com/brands/californ...
Reply:its not a good idea. the flouride content might be too high. speak to your vet. there are loads of oral healthcare products for animals out there x
Reply:You%26#039;re right, human tooth paste is not right for the dog. If you absolutely have to, get gause on your finger, put a pea size amount of tooth paste on it, and just brush. It will be fine if it is washed out with water.
Reply:No, please don%26#039;t use human toothpaste. You could try using those %26quot;Greenies%26quot; bones. That helps his breath.


Is he on Pepcid or anything along those lines?
Reply:No. It has too much sodium, plus it foams and your dog can%26#039;t rinse and spit. Swallowing too much is harmful (for people, too, hence the warning on the packaging).





If you have done all of these things and his breath is still that bad, there is something else wrong. Has the vet checked his kidneys? His liver? Anything besides his teeth?
Reply:no be good to your pets
Reply:Nope. I%26#039;ve always been told not to use human toothpaste.





Dr. Fosters and Smith has an oral rinse they sell. It%26#039;s pink or red and they call it Dental Cleanser. I give it to my dog. There%26#039;s quite a few products on this page:
Reply:NO!!!!! Do not use human tooth paste!!!!





It could also just be the breed of the dog.





ummm...I guess that the best you could do is get them cleaned by your vet or groomer and give the dog, dog treats for its teeth not just for the bed breath and see if that helps any.
Reply:Have you considered that it might not be his teeth causing him the bad breath, but his food?





Try to change him over to a High Quality food available at a Feed Store (Like Wellness, Innova, Canidae, etc.).
Reply:Human toothpaste has several ingredients (chemicals) that should not be swallowed! And dogs won%26#039;t spit it out :^) - they will always swallow it.





For the health of your dog - stick to dog toothpaste.
Reply:I wouldn%26#039;t try with human toothpaste at all. If the dog doesn%26#039;t like his toothpaste, I would say just use water and the brush. My dogs get dry food mainly, and wet food as a treat (wet food causes really bad breath) and I give them lots of Milkbones (real ones, not no name) They really help to keep their teeth clean and cut down on the stink.
Reply:Floride will upset the dog%26#039;s stomach. That is why it is not recommended. Actually, if you look Floride up on the net, you won%26#039;t want it for yourself either.





Vinegar , just a little, in his food will help with the acid reflux just like it would with a human.
Reply:No you can%26#039;t use people tooth paste on dogs. We aren%26#039;t even supposed to accidently swallow it and you know your dog will injest some of it. I give my dogs cinna-bones. I ge them from my local health food store. Also, I put 6 drops of colloidal silver (30 ppm) on their treats. Look up colloidal silver it has so many health benefits. My male jack russell has a sensitive stomach and bad gas all of the time, well since the colloidal silver he rarely has gas. Also, my parents dog has permanent bodily yeast and bacterial infection, he smells really bad, and his eyes get infected all of the time and goo up. My parents started giving him colloidal silver on his treats, a quirt in the mouth from the dropper, and rub it on him after a bath. He doesn%26#039;t smell anymore and doesn%26#039;t really itch, it%26#039;s amazing. Colloidal Silver is what doctors put in babies%26#039; eyes right after they are born just in case the mother had an std or some other infection. Good luck!
Reply:You already know it%26#039;s not good for him, why would you risk using it?





If his teeth are clean with little to no plaque, then the problem might lay elsewhere. You said he has reflux problems, that could be where the problem is. Let your vet know and tell him what you have tried to eliminate the problem. He could have a simple suggestion you haven%26#039;t tried to help ease the problem.
Reply:Not a good idea, but if you are gonna use human toothpaste, get some that doesn%26#039;t have fluoride, like toddler toothpaste.
Reply:the reason for no human paste is that ours has detergents in it that can be harmful if swallowed esp. in larger amounts. which is the purpose in training toothpastes for kids. like the little bear brand, which is what i would do if i had to. however i would also schedule a tooth cleaning with the vet, and get oravet if the budget allows for it. my dachsie is good, but my manchester gets terrible breath, so i sympathize!
Reply:no there is dog toothpaste =) check at petsmart!!



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