When I took snow for her shots I asked my vet the baking soda question. She said that baking soda should be OK and the little bit used to brush teeth wouldn't hurt them. However, she also said salty baking soda would probably make them neauseas (sp) and they really wouldn't like it. She recommended buying the pet toothpaste instead. (for those who were curious about the answer to this question.) Holly, Snow, Maggie, Rascal, TJ, Samantha PS> Samantha, my alpha ferret, was introduced to Snow, a rescue, yesterday. She bit her hard enough to draw blood!! This is the first time I've had this problem, but I'm working with them. [Posted in FML issue 1835]