Is it safe to brush my dog's teeth with baking soda at home?

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Hi thiis is for sadie. Quick question is it safe to brush the dogs teeth with baking soda? Pet's info: Dog | Doberman Pinscher | Female | spayed | 5 years and 9 months old

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

It is not a good idea. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate - if Sadie swallows a lot of that, that high sodium can cause her some serious issues. Baking soda also does not taste very good so Sadie probably won't like it. It is best to use toothpaste made for dogs. Any one of these would be fine: ( https://www.petco.com/shop/SearchDisplay?categoryId=&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&sType=SimpleSearch&resultCatEntryType=2&showResultsPage=true&searchSource=Q&pageView=&beginIndex=0&pageSize=24&fromPageValue=search&searchKeyword=&searchTerm=toothpaste ) Hope this helps. Best wishes.

Is it safe to brush my dog's teeth with baking soda at home?

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