Hill's Science Diet Adult Oral Care Dry Dog Food

I have 2 beagles, both are picky eaters. Both have dental problems and my vet recommended dry, dental dog food that also cleans the teeth. Both beagles did not like and wont eat it. I tried to give them as treats, but that didn’t fool them. Pieces are kind of large, especially for my beagle. The small dog on the front is misleading, this may be suitable for larger dogs. It should be said that this review was based on my 2 picky beagles I’m sure the dog food is fine, purchased many Hills Science wet dog food and treats in the past and they like them just fine. Your results may vary from mine.

I am one who never leaves bad reviews, but the only reason I gave this 2 stars instead of 1 star is because my dog loves the taste. I have no idea what kind of vet would choose to approve a food whose pieces are bigger than a tater tot for dogs with oral health problems, because those are typically small dog breeds. The bag even has a dachshund on it! That's wild to me. I have a 5 pound Yorkie, and I had to take a hammer to this food in order to break it up for him to eat. I'll be looking for another oral healthcare food to prevent from getting blisters from banging on this food. Makes me sad.

This food is amazing! I have a rescue who had bad teeth when we got her about 2 years ago. I've tried to keep up with her dental hygiene by bursting her teeth and getting her harder chews, but Callie isn't always a fan of the toothbrush. Her teeth have improved since I have had her for over going on 3 years now, but she became finicky with her food and I started using wet food as a topper. Her teeth started getting more plaque build up and she would just push dry food around her bowl if there was no wet food on it. Then I started thinking about this Oral care food, wasn't sure of she would eat it... so I presented her a few pieces of the kibble as a treat (because of their size) and she crunched This food is amazing! I have a rescue who had bad teeth when we got her about 2 years ago. I've tried to keep up with her dental hygiene by bursting her teeth and getting her harder chews, but Callie isn't always a fan of the toothbrush. Her teeth have improved since I have had her for over going on 3 years now, but she became finicky with her food and I started using wet food as a topper. Her teeth started getting more plaque build up and she would just push dry food around her bowl if there was no wet food on it. Then I started thinking about this Oral care food, wasn't sure of she would eat it... so I presented her a few pieces of the kibble as a treat (because of their size) and she crunched away at them! Mixed it in with her old food and she can't wait to get the "treats" out of there and leave her old food behind. Now I call it her morning bowl of treats and she is none the wiser (if only she knew its really DOG FOOD!) I checked her teeth last night just to see if I could tell a difference and I wish I would have had a before and after picture. Her teeth are the cleanest I have ever seen them! And only after 2 days (2 feedings a day) its amazing! Highly recommended this food. For all of those complaining about the kibble size, it is part of the science of making them chew the fibers more... your dog can handle it, its food, they'll figure it out! I promise! 10/10 would recommend. … more

I recently purchased this food for my 13yr old poodle. I had no idea it would be such large bites! My poor toy poodle was struggling to chew if, even after I chopped the food up with a zip lock bag and hammer. However, he loves it! When I go to get the zip lock bag now he gets happy! I also think his breath is better already. But this is not the right size food for small breeds. Unfortunately, I don't see that it comes in small bites....

I was excited when I found an Oral Care Kibble from Science Diet. My error was not checking to find out the SIZE of this kibble. It's not kibble size. It's much larger. My dog wouldn't even try to chew it! When I attempted to cut it in half, it crumbled. How disappointing! In my opinion this is not suitable for dogs under 15 lbs.

2 weeks ago my new doberman I recently adopted was diagnosed with gingivitis. Her gums were swollen and she's booked for a dental. So I took it upon myself to swap her to this food in hopes it might help a bit. Well, it took about 5 days to transition her gradually to avoid upset belly, and now she's been on it a week solid. Her gums are already improving! Of course she's going to get her dental at the vet still, but I am pleased with this food choice and results so far.

So I should have read the reviews but this was recommended by my vet. The packaging is very missing leading in that there is a small bread dog on the bag and there is no indication for breed or dog size. That being said my little 8lb Chihuahua loves the giant kibble. I gave him one to see how he'd like it and he took it like a treat and ran over to my bed to eat it. So I put about four more pieces on his food plate in the kitchen and he came running in and stole all the pieces to go back and each happily on the bed. He even protected them from me because he thought I might take them when I went in the room to see if he was actually eating them. So win! But definitely not what I was expecting So I should have read the reviews but this was recommended by my vet. The packaging is very missing leading in that there is a small bread dog on the bag and there is no indication for breed or dog size. That being said my little 8lb Chihuahua loves the giant kibble. I gave him one to see how he'd like it and he took it like a treat and ran over to my bed to eat it. So I put about four more pieces on his food plate in the kitchen and he came running in and stole all the pieces to go back and each happily on the bed. He even protected them from me because he thought I might take them when I went in the room to see if he was actually eating them. So win! But definitely not what I was expecting. … more

This food is awesome! Our dogs were on a cheaper dog food and their breath had just gotten out of control. You could smell it from across the room. Within 2 weeks of switching their dumpster mouth is basically gone and their teeth are cleaner. They are big dogs so we don’t mind the size of the kibble but yes, as many reviews stated, it is big. We say it is the size of a tater tot.

I bought this for a chihuahua mix I recently adopted because he has bad tartar on his rear teeth, even though he's still fairly young. The pieces were so big I thought there was no way he was going to eat them, but he loves them!! They are kind of a crunchy/chewy, and he picks them out of his old food first, then eats the rest. I also give a couple to my foster dog as a little treat on her food. I'm so glad I decided to give it a try! Already his teeth seem a little better, so this will be his food from now on

I bought this because both my dogs hate it when I try to brush their teeth so I thought this would help. They love the food! The only problem was that I thought it was for adult small dogs and that it came in little bites but it doesn't.