Dental advice
What about it?
I have a 3 year old Aussie. I noticed that his front teeth have some plaque (pretty sure it's plaque?) on them. He gets dental additives in his water + dental chews regularly. I have recently been able to convince him to let me scrub his teeth with one of those finger toothbrushes + enzymatic toothpaste (recently as in within the last 3 weeks), but only for about 30 seconds total. Even when he's gone for grooming they've had trouble actually brushing his teeth, so this is progress!
His canines don't look bad and his back teeth have some plaque but it's a very light tan color, not this dark color that he has on his front teeth.
He has his annual coming up in early September, is it okay to wait to talk to the vet to see if he needs professional cleaning? Is there anything more I can do at home to fix this?
He is otherwise very healthy and happy doggo.
*yes I am aware that I've very much dropped the ball in terms of dental care, I'm trying to make up for that now and am fully willing to pay for professional cleaning if that is the case.