Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Michael Woodhouse — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:41:34 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]Sure, but why?[/quote]

I have it in the car in a squirty bottle for scrubbing up. I bet I don't get through £2.50 worth in a year for this purpose. Iodine reacts with the steel.

My wife does more horses teeth than I do - I will find out what she uses.

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:33:09 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]Have always used Hibiscrub for horses mouths and they don't seem to mind too much.[/quote]

Sure, but why? Hibiscrub is a rather expensive preparation of chlorhexidine with special detergents and other things designed for surgical scrubbing (hand and skin). Why not use cheap straight hibitane? There are chlorhexidine solutions sold as dairy disinfectants that are even cheaper.

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Rob Davis — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:30:38 GMT

[quote user="robloxley"]

[quote user="Julia Eyre"]Henry Schein stocks a veterinary chlorhexidine mouth spray, ideal for use by pet owners post-op, but can be used in practice[/quote]

but a pricey option, £10.49+vat for 30ml
corsodyl alcohol free mouthwash about a fiver inc vat for 300ml

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Indeed! I spoke to somebody at Henry Schein some time ago about the price difference. I asked how many sprays they would expect to get out of a bottle. They promised to email me, but I haven't heard back...

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Michael Woodhouse — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:24:39 GMT

[quote user="Evelyn Barbour-Hill"]Not criticising, but the idea of Hibiscrub made me feel a bit queasy: it's frothy (cos it has detergent and other ingredients) and it tastes foul and it's more expensive.[/quote]

Have always used Hibiscrub for horses mouths and they don't seem to mind too much.

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Rob Loxley — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:11:20 GMT

[quote user="Julia Eyre"]Henry Schein stocks a veterinary chlorhexidine mouth spray, ideal for use by pet owners post-op, but can be used in practice[/quote]

but a pricey option, £10.49+vat for 30ml
corsodyl alcohol free mouthwash about a fiver inc vat for 300ml

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Julia Eyre — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 11:14:16 GMT

Henry Schein stocks a veterinary chlorhexidine mouth spray, ideal for use by pet owners post-op, but can be used in practice.

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Harriet Nicholson — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:51:53 GMT

We use the corsodyl daily chlorhexidine - its alcohol free and we always rinse the mouth out afterwards.

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Claudia Niehoegen — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:36:54 GMT

"Hibiscrub... tastes foul"

I agree, I have used it on myself. But dogs and I seem to be worlds apart in questions of taste anyway, so I haven't paid much attention to that aspect!

Will look into hibitane, have never come across that.

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:11:55 GMT

Weak hibitane.

Not criticising, but the idea of Hibiscrub made me feel a bit queasy: it's frothy (cos it has detergent and other ingredients) and it tastes foul and it's more expensive.

RE: Hexarinse alternatives for dentals?

Claudia Niehoegen — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:22:59 GMT

We use the same hibiscrub that we use to scrub up and prep ops