We had a dog that had to take an antibiotic a few days before and after a teeth cleaning for the same reason. We never let anybody put her out for it, though. She was a tiny 5 lb chi and accepted the cleaning procedure well. Then I used the dog toothpaste, beef flavor, and rubber finger scrubber thing to brush her teeth after that. We'd do it every night while watching TV. The enzymes in the CET dog toothpaste help break down any tartar the toothbrush misses. This worked well and I still use the same method on Darcy, the dog we have today.Her teeth look great. I search online and get a better price for the toothpaste than from the vet.