What is Oxygene and is it safe for my dog's teeth?

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The discussion centers around a dog teeth cleaning solution containing "Oxygene," which is identified as a trade name for stabilized chlorine dioxide, specifically sodium chlorite. Concerns are raised about the safety of using this product in a dog's drinking water, with one contributor sharing their background as a process chemist to emphasize caution. The product's formulation includes various ingredients like deionized water, zinc acetate, and citric acid, but the focus remains on the potential risks of chlorine dioxide. Alternatives for maintaining a dog's dental health are suggested, such as providing hard rubber chew toys and a balanced diet, which can improve dental hygiene and reduce bad breath. The conversation also touches on the relative dangers of fluoride compared to chlorine dioxide, with humor about the focus on breath rather than other odors from dogs.
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I saw a dog teeth cleaning solution with an ingredient "oxygene" in it. I can't find Oxygene on the internet and it may be a "made up" name for something less gentle sounding. I would like to buy the product, (Oxy-Fresh) but not if it will harm my dog in the long run. Anyone know what oxygene may actually be? Thanks, Carol10
 
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That's a trade-name for Chlorine Dioxide. I don't think I would dump that stuff into my dog's drinking water. I was a process chemist in a pulp mill for a number of years, and we used ClO2 to bleach the lignin out of the pulp and whiten it.
 
If you want to do good things for your dog's dental health, buy it a hard rubber chew toy with lots of nubbles and crevices. I bought my dog a Pup Treads hard rubber bone, and it's his favorite chew-toy.
 
turbo-1 said:
That's a trade-name for Chlorine Dioxide. I don't think I would dump that stuff into my dog's drinking water. I was a process chemist in a pulp mill for a number of years, and we used ClO2 to bleach the lignin out of the pulp and whiten it.

That would actually be sodium chlorite. The chlorine dioxide is released when the solubilized chlorite is acidified by the stuff in your mouth and by the other ingredients in the formulation. The product contains: Deionized Water (Aqua), Oxygene® (Stabilized Chlorine Dioxide), Zinc Acetate, Sodium Citrate, Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid

Stabilized chlorine dioxide = sodium chlorite

It is pretty safe stuff in smallish quantities as is found in these products.

Flouride is much more dangerous IMO.
 
chemisttree said:
Flouride is much more dangerous IMO.
Well, I'm not going to brush my dog's teeth with fluoride, either. :biggrin: BTW, the stuff referenced in the OP is meant to be introduced into your dog's water, for ingestion. Give your dog a balanced diet with crunchy food, and some tough chew-toys, and dental health will improve and their breath won't be a problem.

Another thing that I don't get...why fixate on a dog's breath? Generally, what comes out of the other end is far more potent.
 
Because they don't lick your face with the other end?:wink:
 

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