Pet King BrandsZymox Oratene Water Additive Enzymatic Brushless Oral Care, 4 Ounces

My fur babies vetinarian prescribes this for my elder lil boy. Sad that the vets charge far more than Amazon.

I have 2 dogs who recently had their teeth cleaned. One of my guys has really bad tartar, even though he gets dental sticks and brushing. The vet suggested I try a dental additive to their water to see if that helps. I was afraid the dogs wouldn’t drink the water, but so far they’ve been drinking and I guess the next time they’re at the vet I hope they get a good report card! Will be buying more!

I've been using Oratene's Drinking Water Additive for my 8 year old pit-mix for about 2 weeks now. I was drawn to this product because it appears to be the veterinary line produced by Biotene, which is a human mouthwash that I have sworn by for years.After trying another water additive a while back, I was reluctant to try any others. It had been minty flavored (not in itself a downside, except that I think my dog was opposed to the flavor) and it caused the water to foam. Suffice it to say, my pup wouldn't get NEAR that water. That was probably a year ago, and recently I decided to look for another product to hopefully help combat her bad breath. Her teeth are in great shape, and she has been given a Dentastix snack every night since she was a puppy, but all the same, her breath is pretty off-putting.It doesn't take much of the Oratene per bowl of water - so it feels like the 4 oz. bottle it will probably last a while, even with using it (*ahem* when I remember) in two separate bowls (I keep one with her food, and one in my bedroom so she can get a drink at night if she's thirsty). I was immediately pleased to discover that it does NOT make the water foam, nor does it have a smell. In fact, my pup doesn't seem to notice it's there at all, and she continues to drink from the bowls. I have seen some improvement in her breath, and I think I'll likely see more once I get better about putting the Oratene in her bedroom bowl as well - as she actually favors that bowl in general.Overall, I'm very pleased with this product, and I anticipate keeping it on hand at all times. I will update this review once I've been consistently putting the Oratene in -both- water bowls so I can give a better idea as to how effective it has been.

I've tried other similar products, giving them all a month or so to work with no success. I wanted to try this product too, feeling hopeful from the reviews. It's amazing and works in my cat's regularly cleaned fountain without any issue. He drinks water often and since there has been no change in his water intake since using this additive, I know he doesn't realize it's in there. The only change I've witnessed is positive, his breath becoming much better than I ever thought it could be. My boy is very squirmy when it comes to brushing, so I feel like this is a nice alternative to that. I've asked my vet how his teeth look every time I take him in for checkups and she's told me they look great. He's needed teeth extractions in the past, but I really believe this will help prevent any further series issues not related to genetics. I'm so happy to have found something that works!!

We adopted a small rescue dog who came to us with significant tartar and his teeth and b pretty bad breath. We didn't want to traumatize him further with an immediate dental cleaning. I tried several other water additives I found in pet stores, but they all made him vomit and I felt terrible. In a last ditch effort I decided to try Oratene. It is well tolerated by him. I won't claim that it has shed all tartar from his teeth, but I think it has halted the accumulation. He drinks plenty and seems to be unaware of the additive, or else enjoys the taste. His breath is MUCH improved. This is my second purchase.

Thanks to Amazon, the product arrived in a timely manner. The product itself, however, was a waste of money since it is not usable. The top "spigot" part of the pump apparatus has no hole in it for the liquid to be pumped out. The end of it, where there should be a hole, was solid plastic. I removed the white "spigot" to inspect the inside of it and sure enough, there was no hole on the inside either. It was no more than a cap shaped like a "spigot". I have no idea how much of the additive to put into the water since the directions call for 2 "pumps" per 4 cups of water. No administration amount, such as milliliter or teaspoon, was provided. If I had that information at least I could pour it out of the bottle into something to measure the dosage. Pretty expensive product for such poor manufacturing quality control. Obviously, I can't really rate the effectiveness of this product.Followup Review: I contacted the manufacturer through their website (Pet King)regarding the above-mentioned issue. I emailed a copy of this review to them through their "contact us" link. They replied in less than 24 hours offering an apology. They also offered and sent a replacement product at no charge. I received the new bottle just a couple days later. I have since changed my original 1-star rating to a 3-star rating because of the excellent customer service. As far as the effectiveness of the product, I will revisit this review after I have used it for a time and get an opinion of my dogs' teeth from their veterinarian.