How can I relax my dog enough to clean her teeth? Need to sedate her.?

I could easily clean her teeth if I could keep her from biting me.. She's small, only 7 lbs. but has a mean bite. (JRT)





I've done one of the molars and the crud came off so easily with the dental tools I own. Just a single big chunk . She won't let me do any more tho, and the dentist has quoted me $480.





Can I buy something online or anywhere else that will sedate her? I would need to be sure I'm not going to harm her of course.





I can easily do the work perfectly because my own work involves wearing magnifiers and doing very very tiny stuff...but she won't cooperate..





Again, 4yo, 7lb jack russell terrorist.. ty.

How can I relax my dog enough to clean her teeth? Need to sedate her.?
if you go to a large pet store chain (im sure the smaller ones sell it too) there is a product called an enzymatic toothpaste. It is something that takes literally 10 seconds to get it in your dogs mouth, and it starts working after you finish brushing. It is usually chicken or liver flavored so you won't have to fight as hard to get it in her mouth. Try this first. If you can't make this work, contact your vet and find out what is a good dose of benedryl for her. It is something that is safe to give to dogs (with the proper dosage only!)
Reply:did y try while she was sleeping ???? take her to the park make her run for about 3 hours or untill shes pooped and then when shes so tired to even resist brush her theeeth then
Reply:you can only get stuff to sedate her at the vet...I just brush my dogs teeth by putting a bone in his both and I keep it in and i start brushing,,Keeps him occupied. Just do it quick..It's like a stand for the teeth
Reply:I suggest you get another quote from a vet. Mine quoted $65 for sedation and cleaning (Dallas/Fort Worth area)
Reply:have you been trained in veterinary dentistry? do you know how to monitor your dogs breathing and heart rate while sedated? do you know what to do in a crisis? do you know how to do root planning? what if your dog needs an extraction?





please take your dog to the vet and let the professionals properly sedate your dog and clean her teeth. they will also run blood work before hand to make sure your dog can handle the anesthesia. unless you can do that at home also.
Reply:Infant gravol.. it's for nausea, but makes them sleepy..but INFANT..not child.. and go by weight, takes about 10 minutes and he'll get sleepy, he'll be fine when it wears off, it's just an anti nauseau over the counter pill.
Reply:There is NO need to clean your dog's teeth if your are feeding it correctly. Dogs need to eat RAW meaty bones several times a week to maintain a healthy mouth - gums, teeth and jaw.





The meat flosses between the teeth and massages the gums while the edible bones will scrape the teeth clean. My dog and three cats are fed raw meat, edible bones and offal. They all have excellent teeth that have never needed cleaning or scraping at the vet. Even the 15 year old cat!



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