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Best VOHC dental stick for senior Maltese with allergies? Greenies?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | neutered | 10 years and 1 month old | 8.2 lbs

What is the best VOHC-approved hypoallergenic dental stick for a senior Maltese (10yr/9lb) with food sensitivities? How are Greenies?

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Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 17th, 2019

My favorite is the Virbac veggie chews. They contain no meat products. Here is a link —> https://us.virbac.com/home/our-products/pagecontent/product-selector/cet/cet-veggiedent-tartar-control.html However, keep in mind that if Twinkie has severe dental disease (ie loose teeth, gum loss), then he won’t be able to handle any hard chews like this. Instead a good dental cleaning and extraction of any diseased teeth should be discussed with your veterinarian before using chews. Best of luck moving forward with Twinkie, and I hope that these are suitable for him. Take care

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    Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

    Licensed Veterinary Technician

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    My personal preference (unrelated to PetCoach or Petco) is Virbac CET Chews. Greenies are fine as long as Twinkie is not allergic to any of the ingredients. You can find additional options at the link below. http://www.vohc.org/VOHCAcceptedProductsTable_Dogs.pdf

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