Oratene Oral Gel

Love this gel! I bought it a couple of months ago but was afraid to use it consistently on my elderly cat. I just didn't want to stress her out or bog down her kidneys. If you have an elderly pet you understand. She's very independent so any effort to assist her in her daily care is a huge battle. However, I noticed she's been eating tenderly and her breath is RANK, and I was worrying about periodontal disease and about stressing her by taking her to the vet at her age, so I took the dive. I've been giving her this gel consistently, once a day for about a week, and already I can see a difference in how she handles the food in her mouth, and I also notice she eats more frequently and doesn't shy away from food as much. I also noticed she's gaining a bit of weight and is even more energetic. Her rank breath smells less like something rotting, and more like fish now. The fish breath isn't pleasant, but it's a HUGE improvement. I am so happy! I know it's having a good effect from her mouth all the way to her insides. She's petite (about 6lbs and small frame) so I use about 1/3rd dose as what is recommended and she is doing really well with it. I don't know how it tastes, but I know my cat doesn't like it. Fortunately it's applied to the gums just under the lips and not on the tongue, so she doesn't fly into a rage over the flavor immediately. The gel is clear and smells like a dental office, or like a brand new shirt you bought at a department store before you wash it. Also, because of being primarily right handed, I often accidentally apply slightly more on one side of her mouth than the other, and the side with the greater application seems to be developing whiter teeth. It's a slight difference so I'm not sure how accurate this is, but I am PRETTY sure her teeth had been a little darker on that side before using the gel. If you have any struggles brushing your pet's teeth or are concerned about tartar/dental issues, I 100% recommend this product. It should definitely be one of the things you try along the way to help your cat live a better life. Pros -It seems to whiten teeth/remove tartar -the smell isn't unbearable -the tube tip is narrowed so with larger animals I think you could probably insert the tube tip directly under the lip along the gumline to apply. (wouldn't work for smaller animals) -reasonable price -a little goes a long way -doesn't seem to overload the system or kidneys of an elderly cat (assuming the dosage is reduced) Cons -cats don't like the flavor (it might be more the gummy consistency they don't like, hard to tell) -packaging gives one blanket dosage on the back, which I think is geared toward dogs. Have to play around with the dosage for smaller animals and hope it's right. -For small cats, you have to apply the gel with your finger so as not to poke their gums.

Healed my dogs mouth up in about a week. He liked the taste. Doesn’t stink. Clear in color.

It's very easy to use, and my dog loves it very much. My dog is a 7 year old chihuahua and he's about a small to medium sized dog. I've been struggling to get his teeth to stay white and I wanted to find a product that was easy to use and not having to struggle with him trying to lick and bite the toothpaste which is from petrodex. He loves that too much. With this oral gel, I just add some product and glide it across his upper and lower teeth. The best part is getting the back side of his teeth. Which is where he has so many stains as well. I see an improvement over a few days of use. That's cause I'm still brushing his teeth as well. His front teeth gets stained easily and it's hard to keep it pearly white. This has gotten it lightened and I'm eager to find out what will happen in a month. The only downside to the product is the size of this. This won't last you very long and that might get expensive. Which is why I bought another brand that offers 4 ozs of oral gel. The other product suggest to use 2 drops on both sides of the dog's teeth and can only be used once a day. So I'll mix that with this by doing one by day and the other at. Alternating with brushing his teeth on other days. We'll see what happens.

My dog’s gum line was really red and inflamed. I use it on it once a day and it cleared up. It worked for my dog.

I got this for my dog because her breath was starting to get bad and her gums looked sensitive. This helped so much in just a few days. Her breath noticeably improved and she doesn’t paw at her mouth anymore. It’s easy to apply if you just rub a small amount on the gums. Only thing: don’t expect a minty smell — it’s not like human toothpaste. But it works.

I gave this a three cause I did not receive Biotene antiseptic oral gel. I received their new packing and formula. I specifically ordered from this vendor cause it said Biotene in the description. I knew the name changed but thought I was getting the last of the old formula. I still have the old formula left and see the ingredients are slightly different. I don't have the package in front of me at this time but I think the order in the ingredients have changed so you don't know if it will work the same. I gave a 3 for not telling me I wasn't going to be getting the original Biotene. Time to change the pic and description to fit the true product. I came back to answer a question on ingredients and wanted to edit my review. I bought this in Nov 2013 but didn't need to use it till now in Feb 2014. It seemed to work like the original Biotene on my dog, Her gums get inflamed every so often and the inflammation seemed to go away. I liked the original and so far this one Oratene seemed to work great. Still wish they would change the pic and name or at least tell you you will get "Oratene" which ingredients are slightly different. No other complaints with vendor as it came promptly.

Вот плавный и естественный перевод: A good remedy — in my case it was effective even with severe gingivitis. My cat had inflammation of all the gums throughout his mouth. The result wasn’t fast because the condition was advanced, but by the eighth day, combined with an antimicrobial spray, we achieved almost complete recovery.

I adopted a 5-yr-old male cat in April. He was diagnosed with feline stomatitis at the first visit to the vet. Red inflamed gum (especially in the back), stinky breath, excessive drooling (often blood-tinged) are the primary symptoms. We switched to primary wet cat food at the vet's advice as chewing hard dry food tend to cause the sensitive gum to tear and bleed. The chronic oral infection also causes the white blood cell count to be high and red blood cell count to be low, which explains why his nose, lips/gum, and paws are not as rosy pink and why he is not as energetic as should be at his age. We are lucky the blood test comes back negative on all viruses. Ever since he had a steroid shot once and oral antibiotics twice. We have been giving him L-Lysine (at the vet's recommendation) to boost his immune system, and also been using CET oral rinse applied on a wet cosmetic wedge to wipe clean his lips/sides of gum, CET toothpaste rubbed using a finger on his teech and gum (toothbrush often causes bleeding to his senstive gum), Petzlife gel (regular flavor) rubbed to both sides of teeth/gum. The Petzlife gel does help with the plaque and the bad breath, but it works only marginally in controlling the blood-tinged drooling. I stumbled on the Biotene products on Amazon and it comes highly rated by pet owners who are in a similar situation. The product arrived well-packaged in about 3-4 business days in CA from Entirelypets. The drooling is cut down significantly after only 3 applications. I use a clean finger to rub 1/4 inch of gel to each side of the upper/lower gum. He does not mind the taste of gel. (with Petzlife gel, I struggle to apply it each time). It is the most effective product so far to treat the symptons of feline stomatitis, perhaps even better than the antibiotics, which was not effective controling the drooling. However, he breath is still bad and he still drools a bit overnight. I am supposed to use the gel for 5-7 days twice daily and switch to the Biotene maintenance gel. I will likely give the maintenance gel a try when my CET toothpaste runs out. But I will continue to use the Petzlife gel every 2-3 days just to keep the bad breath and tartar build up in check. My cat has gained almost 1 pound since May. He also started grooming himself again (he didn't groom when he first found us). He just stinks a little because of his stinky saliva. :-) I wish I knew about this product earlier. 11/8/2012 update The gel seems less effective after a few days. I wasn't sure if it is safe to use on a long term basis so I reduced the frequency to once a day (before going to bed) as his drooling is worst overnight. Back to the frustration of trying to manage the symptoms of feline stomatitis. I read on the Virginia Veterinary Dentistry about brushing teeth using oral rinse containing germicide. I now apply the CET oral rinses using cleaned fingertip on both sides of the gum before his breakfast and the same time wipe clean the drooling using a wet cosmetic wedge with CET rinse. He appears to be much more comfortable after the routine.