Hello. I posted a bit ago with a rant about how I was completely hopeless because dogs are expensive and hard work!
However, as an update, everything has been going swimmingly. My littlest guy who previously lived with my parents has mad fast friend with my roommate's husky mix pup. I'm pretty sure he's happier than he's been for years.
Nixie, the lab/heeler that my malamute mix bit healed PERFECTLY which i guess is super rare, even with antibiotics for a bite puncture wound.
And Kane, my malamute mix has been quite content and hasn't shown the least bit of aggression towards anybody (though he's been on tight supervision, just in case) I think he might have learned from his mistake. He seemed pretty guilty afterwards.
Anyway, onto my questions.
First, Kane has a serious bought of terrible breath. I know he's about due for another teeth cleaning but it ran me about $600.00 last time so I'm going to put it off for a couple months since my job is just starting this weekend. He doesn't appear to have any obvious abscess, and he doesn't appear to be in any pain.
I've stepped up his tooth brushing regimen - once a day, usually at night and it's always followed by one of those tooth/dental bones, which he loves (can anybody recommend a good brand of these, btw? Do you think they're all all effective?)
But anyway, I was wondering if you guys have had any experience with enzymatic tooth paste. I think I remember my vet saying that the toothpaste was mostly a gimmick and just the brushing was important. But another vet recently told me that the enzymatic tooth paste does wonders for bad breath. I just wanted to hear from some others before I go buying some because I'm trying to save money.
My next question is about this dehydrated dog food I saw the other day. It was in a box and looked like potato soup mix or hot cereal or something. It said it bridges the gap between raw and kibble or something like that. Apparently you just add water and cook it for 10 minutes or so. I didn't check the price and I was in a hurry so didn't really get a great look at the ingredients either. I was just intrigued. Any of you use this or know anything about it?
Thanks!
( Photos, just for fun )