3 Puppy Teething Toys to Reduce Pain
All puppies lose their puppy teeth. The puppy teething process starts around 4 months old and ends around 6 months old. Losing teeth is painful, but new teeth erupting through sensitive gums is even more painful.
If your puppy is currently going through the teething process, provide her cold, soft puppy teething toys to reduce inflammation and pain. This list of teething relief toys will help soothe your puppy’s gums. (There’s even a homemade dog toy too.) Offer a cold toy several times a day while your puppy is teething. Once a toy starts to thaw, remove it and refreeze.
1. Chilly Bone
Multipet Chilly Bone dog chew is an easy way to calm inflamed puppy gums. Toss this puppy teething toy inside the freezer for a couple of hours, and give to your puppy during supervised playtime.
It’s soft enough to lightly chew for sensitive gums and cold enough to reduce pain and inflammation. This toy will thaw as your puppy chews, so never give this item to your dog unsupervised. Once your puppy has thawed out the toy, just toss it right back into the freezer. When choosing a size, always choose a size larger than you think. This toy has beveled sides, so all puppies can gnaw portions of it even if it’s too big.
2. Frozen Kongs
Choose a soft, rubber Kong toy that is made especially for puppy teething and stuff it with cold yogurt, cream cheese or chilled canned food. Inserting cool foods into a Kong will reduce gum pain and inflammation while providing a tasty treat.
To make the treat last longer, stuff the Kong with watermelon chunks, banana cubes, and either peanut butter or applesauce. Freeze overnight and provide it to your teething puppy the following day.
3. DIY Towel Knots
Using a large kitchen towel, tie large knots in the middle and on both ends of the towel. Submerge into water for 5 minutes, wring out excess water and freeze for several hours. On a waterproof surface, and under supervision, give this DIY frozen teething towel for your puppy to chew on. While it’s tempting to soak an item in chicken broth and freeze, this usually results in dogs chewing and ingesting it, which is never a good idea.
Provide plenty of flexible and cold chews during the teething process, and remember puppy teething does not last forever!
