Sensitive toothpaste for dogs

RE: Sensitive toothpaste for dogs

Lucy Fleming — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 10:20:01 GMT

I would have thought possibly trialling some systemic analgesia would be a more sensible option as far as the dog is concerned. Like Evelyn says, not really a comparable situation to sensitive teeth in humans. Can you stress to the owners the importance of analgesia in palliative care?

RE: Sensitive toothpaste for dogs

Alistair Graham-Evans — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 03:04:49 GMT

If hypercalcaemic and full of tumour and not on any medication then I'm afraid this isn't going to be a problem for long

Some dogs with high calcium are obtunded or mentally confused and this may affect its eating behaviour? I am assuming the owners have refused any medication to make the poor dog happier in its final days.

RE: Sensitive toothpaste for dogs

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 01:15:51 GMT

If there's pulpitis or pulp necrosis from pulp exposure then no "sensitive-teeth toothpaste"is going to make the slightest difference. Sorry.

Otherwise, you could try it but I doubt if it will make any difference. I'd be quite worried about using human toothpaste on a dog: it's minty, it's frothy, it probably contains fluoride and it's not meant to be swallowed.