Hill's Science Diet Adult Oral Care Dry Dog Food

I bought a bag for a 12 lb chihuahua mix. The main reason I bought this food was for the 12 lb dog whose teeth were cleaned in September and are so bad, he needs another cleaning in January. The vet suggested this food. I didn’t open it until today. In the meantime, I ordered a 2nd bag because I also wanted to add this to my 2 Golden Retrievers’ main diet. The kibble is NOT the size of a chickpea. It’s the size of a tater tot. My 12 lb dog cannot chew these huge chunks of kibble at all. He was the main reason I bought it. Wish Hills made an appropriate size for smaller dogs. This just won’t work my my little guy. One review here recommended cracking the kibble with a nutcracker. Seems I bought a bag for a 12 lb chihuahua mix. The main reason I bought this food was for the 12 lb dog whose teeth were cleaned in September and are so bad, he needs another cleaning in January. The vet suggested this food. I didn’t open it until today. In the meantime, I ordered a 2nd bag because I also wanted to add this to my 2 Golden Retrievers’ main diet. The kibble is NOT the size of a chickpea. It’s the size of a tater tot. My 12 lb dog cannot chew these huge chunks of kibble at all. He was the main reason I bought it. Wish Hills made an appropriate size for smaller dogs. This just won’t work my my little guy. One review here recommended cracking the kibble with a nutcracker. Seems like too much work when a market for a dental care kibble for small dogs definitely exists. Probably won’t buy again after my larger dogs finish these 2 bags. … more

Kibble size is large, but that is so that your dog will CHEW it and get the tartar off of their teeth. The large size means they are using the back teeth, which is awesome. I have a chihuahua, so all the people with larger dogs saying it is too big to eat: nonsense. My dog's teeth look so much better, and we've only been using it a few weeks. Interestingly, she's been acting like a puppy, lots of playful energy, and up to mischief, and the dog food is all that's changed. It's great to see. My dog LOVES this dog food. My biggest problem is trying to AFFORD it. This dog food cost almost as much per pound as buying meat at the grocery store. I'd like to be able to afford to only feed my dog this Kibble size is large, but that is so that your dog will CHEW it and get the tartar off of their teeth. The large size means they are using the back teeth, which is awesome. I have a chihuahua, so all the people with larger dogs saying it is too big to eat: nonsense. My dog's teeth look so much better, and we've only been using it a few weeks. Interestingly, she's been acting like a puppy, lots of playful energy, and up to mischief, and the dog food is all that's changed. It's great to see. My dog LOVES this dog food. My biggest problem is trying to AFFORD it. This dog food cost almost as much per pound as buying meat at the grocery store. I'd like to be able to afford to only feed my dog this product, but I've had a stroke while teaching, and my income is limited. Also, I wish they made a medium size bag, about 15 pounds. Excellent product, though high in price. … more

I have a dachshund so wanted to give this food a try. The kibble is very large and very crunchy. I am sure the crunchy helps with her teeth and gums however the super large size is hard for her to eat. I don't think I will buy this again unless it comes in a very small kibble size.

My 10 month corgi likes these but he swallows them whole. Defeating the purpose!! I was going to use them for treats. I will keep them, maybe when he is older he will chew them.

My dachshunds love this food! They will almost fight over it with each other they love it so much. My 12 year old doxie has always experienced extreme tartar buildup and horrible breath. I’ve tried all sorts of products and this is the first thing that’s worked to kill the odor and give them a much better appearance and lack of tartar. I recently took my one year old doxie pup to her vet checkup and the vet came out after the exam just to ask what I was doing to her teeth. When I told him I was using this food he said her teeth look remarkable, especially for a dachshund. Dachshunds are so prone to teeth issues and this has been a perfect solution for better maintenance, plus they love the taste My dachshunds love this food! They will almost fight over it with each other they love it so much. My 12 year old doxie has always experienced extreme tartar buildup and horrible breath. I’ve tried all sorts of products and this is the first thing that’s worked to kill the odor and give them a much better appearance and lack of tartar. I recently took my one year old doxie pup to her vet checkup and the vet came out after the exam just to ask what I was doing to her teeth. When I told him I was using this food he said her teeth look remarkable, especially for a dachshund. Dachshunds are so prone to teeth issues and this has been a perfect solution for better maintenance, plus they love the taste. The large size may scare some buyers, but my girls actually slowed down their eating in order to chomp it down while they eat, which according to the illustration on the bag is what’s intended. I’ll also add, I let my grandparents try some for their Bichons and teacup Yorkie and they all loved it as well. … more

Every dog has loved this . Any visitor ran to steal food from the bowl. Even my 6 pounder eats it. It helped my old non chewing dog have fresh breath. Highly recommend

Our vet recommended this food (we affectionately call it "tator tots" since that is exactly what they look like!) for our mini-goldendoodle to help keep his teeth clean. As a puppy, we used it as treats. As Ollie's gotten older, we've done half this and half a smaller kibble. Ollie LOVES this food! We're going to try it full-time and see how it goes. Ollie is now 3 years old and he has great teeth.

I don’t know if this actually works or not so my review is not based on that. I love the Hills brand so when I saw this bag for Oral Care I got it for my little dogs. I saw the dachshund on the bag and saw that it said for all dogs and sizes and thought it should be fine for my little dogs who weigh behind 8-15 pounds. The kibble is HUGE! Attached are photos for reference. My dogs would not go near it as it couldn’t even fit in some of their mouths. I hope Hills makes another of these for small breeds because this bag is only made for large breed dogs.

My vet recommended this for my king charles cavalier because the breed tends to have dental problems. My picky pup loves this food.

Our vet suggested the Science Diet kibble for teeth. I searched all over Chewy but this was all I could find, so I bought it. Vet said it was not the right product. You have to include “prescribed” in your search to find the right product. Chewy, could you make those products easier to find without having to know the secret password? Dogs seem to like the taste. We’re using them as treats. But our small dog swallows them whole, which does no good.