Greenies Dental Treats Review
Did you know most dental treats for dogs and cats claim texture as the reason they may help clean your pet’s teeth, despite being made from ingredients we definitely wouldn’t rely on the keep our own teeth clean?
When was the last time your dentist gave you a pack of Weet-Bix and advised “Brush your teeth with these”?
Greenies are the most popular dental treat for dogs and cats in Australia, made by the same company who brought you the Mars Bar – to help you work, rest, and play.
Shall we find out if they’re really an effective solution at battling the dreaded dental disease?
Related: The truth about dental disease in dogs
How Greenies is marketed to you as beneficial
Greenies prey on the fact “80% of dogs under 3 have dental disease” by offering you a dental solution made of lots of sticky wheat and glycerin cunningly designed to look like a toothbrush.
And there you were thinking Greenies – as recommended by veterinarians – is a good solution?
Question is – Why are so many dogs suffering from what you should consider a serious health condition at such a young age?
Left unaddressed, dental disease will worsen and progress, and lead to your dog fighting harmful bacteria swimming around their whole body. This is not what we want for our pets, which makes us happy to invest in gimmicky treats and believe they’re a solution.
Do you think bad diet leads to poor dental health?
Yes, of course it does.
We know this to be true with our own diet, so why wouldn’t this be true for our dogs when we mostly feed them processed food?
We should always question whether the kibble we feed is the real cause of dental disease, because it probably is.
And don’t go thinking wet mushy canned food is any better, because as a wet mush it’s arguably worse.
Not only do Greenies Dental Treats alert you to the serious condition of dental disease, they also try and lock you in to “1 a day” so you keep buying the product believing it will fix the problem.
Pet food companies love to lock you in to their products.
What the ingredients really say
Let’s take a look:
Not very carnivore, is it?
Would you brush your own teeth with wheat flour, glycerin, wheat gluten, gelatin, and powdered cellulose, if it was made to look like a cute little toothbrush?
I doubt it.
So why believe Greenies Dental Treats will benefit your dog?
Want real solutions? Read this guide on dental disease.
