My aunt and uncle's dog is fed pedigree. They are too cheap (CHEAP!!!!)to feed even a better kibble and too paranoid and lazy to do raw. BUT she has bad teeth. She is four and went to the vet, the vet said she is almost a "2" on their teeth scale which is not bad enough for extractions but means she'll need a dental next summer. Before the vet visit I mentioned raw bones to clean her teeth because her breath is deadly. uncle considered it but never really intended to do it, he and his wife are too fearful of bones and raw meat. I had given her a raw turkey neck before and she LOVED it but I almost made her female owner throw up (raw meat flips her out). Anyway at the vet visit the vet told them there is basically nothing they can do except attempt to brush and give her dental chews but all dogs need dentals and there is nothing they can do to prevent that.
So I brought up the bones again and due to them not wanting to pay $400 for a dental I think they may be more open to the idea now and so I'm going to try and give her an RMB twice a week. I was wondering though, what RMBs should I use for a dog? I'm so used to cats I didn't think about what to get. I can't buy turkey necks by themselves, what can I get in the store that would be a god dental chew for an 18 pound dog (she's a Shih-Tzu but much bigger than average because she's from a bad breeder). Are any cat feed-able bones big enough for a dog? Any chicken bones like wings or drumsticks or would they be too small for her?
So I brought up the bones again and due to them not wanting to pay $400 for a dental I think they may be more open to the idea now and so I'm going to try and give her an RMB twice a week. I was wondering though, what RMBs should I use for a dog? I'm so used to cats I didn't think about what to get. I can't buy turkey necks by themselves, what can I get in the store that would be a god dental chew for an 18 pound dog (she's a Shih-Tzu but much bigger than average because she's from a bad breeder). Are any cat feed-able bones big enough for a dog? Any chicken bones like wings or drumsticks or would they be too small for her?