So I've been carrying out a little experiment for the past few days. Twice a day, per the instructions, I've been using Leba III Dental Spray on Teddy. I got really good results the last time I used it, but I wanted to show the progression on a daily basis from yellow to white teeth. I keep recommending the Leba III Dental Spray to folks here on CP.. but I wanted to back up my opinion with hard evidence.

Leba III Dog & Cat Dental Spray

My routine is: First thing in the morning I spray Teddy's teeth with the Leba. After waiting at least 30 minutes, I brush his teeth with a toothbrush and water (no dog toothpaste, as it interferes with the spray). In the evening, after he has been done eating for at least 30 minutes, I spray his teeth a second time and then we go to bed.

He gets two sprays a day (no food or water 30 minutes before or after) and his teeth are brushed gently for about a minute with nothing but a toothbrush and water. I take the pictures each morning after his teeth are sprayed the first time and brushed.

The only real chew he has had is a bully stick and he eats primarily canned food (Weruva).

Tuesday, 12/20/11:
Prior to the first picture being taken, Teddy had been off of the Leba for about 2 weeks. In that time a stinky yellow gunk and brown plaque had accumulated around his gumline. It smelled very sour. You can see the red inflammation around his gumline. His gums bleed easily at this point.


Wednesday, 12/21/11:
After one day of treatment, some of the soft yellow gunk has been scraped away but the hard brown plaque still remains close to the top of the tooth along the gumline. (It's easiest to see on his back molars-- I wish I had taken a better picture of them.)


Thursday, 12/22/11:
After two days of treatment, you can still see the hard brown plaque along the gumline, but the bottom of the tooth is starting to appear whiter.


Friday, 12/23/11:
Finally some of the brown plaque is starting to fade away. His molars are looking a little cleaner too.


Saturday, 12/24/11:
There is very little plaque around his canines and incisors now. His molars are looking cleaner, with the majority of the plaque focused around his gumline and the indentation in the middle of the tooth. His gums are pink instead of red and they no longer bleed when I brush his teeth.


Sunday, 12/25/11:

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I'm trying to resize them. I couldn't tell on Photobucket but apparently three of them are huge!

EDIT: There, they should all be appropriately cropped and resized.

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I would love to see someone post results for some of the other sprays, like PetzLife.

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We use Petzlife. My girls have nothing on their teeth becase of it. Sometimes they get plaque on their back molar if I skip a couple days... but then I get it right off.

My sister's Chi had bad teeth, just covered in plaque when she first got him. I got her some Petzlife gel, and she didn't even use it as often as I told her to and I started seeing a HUGE difference. I mean, he hardly had anything! But she left her gel at my dads out of town and hasn't been using anything for like a month, and slacking on brushing his teeth, so its coming back. I wish I would have taken a picture earlier! I'll have to give her another gel and do a lil experiment on him again.

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Do you just apply the petzlife just on their teeth or do you brush their teeth with it with a tooth brush? i'm thinking of buying it!

I brush their teeth with a lil bit of toothpaste before bed, then afterwards I lightly brush on the Petzlife gel with the toothbrush. 30 min after eating or drinking as directed. Repeat every night!

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If the PetzLife is anything like the Leba, then the toothpaste might be interfering with the spray by coating the teeth. You might get better results if you used only the PetzLife gel. The instructions for the Leba spray says not to use any other dental products in addition to the Leba.

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