Treats for senior dog with missing teeth?

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I’ve recently adopted a 9 year old ex race greyhound and he is perfect. He had 17 teeth removed just before we got him (Feb 2025) and manages well with food, however I’m looking into which natural dog treats he may be able to handle, as I’d like to be able to give him things like chicken feet, cows ears etc but don’t want anything that may cause him any pain.

Does anyone have any recommendations? He has most of his front teeth (canines and before) but only a few molars on one side and only one on the other.

As per the rules, a picture!

As you said "just before you got him" that would indicate a vet did that, that's a lot of teeth.
Anyway he's beautiful 😍 😍
so some lambs liver but just very lightly cooked or even with a bit of boiling water for it to sit in. Very easy to overcook for elderly dogs and then it's too hard for them, too soft and they'll be chewing forever or experiment in air fryer
Just experiment with it find the right texture then cut it into pieces. Store as treats then.
You are mostly better off making your own but look up some of the Nature's Menu treats as well.

I’d make liver cake - just an egg, liver and flour, in the blender then microwaved or baked if you want it drier, and chopped up small. Or very thin strips of meat dehydrated- chewy but not too tough on the mouth

No recommendations I am afraid, but I had to pop on and tell you how beautiful he is!

We buy our dog Pet Munchies. She's got all her teeth but refuses to eat anything crunchy when we're on a walk. They are very soft.

Just read your post a bit more carefully. They're not natural so probably not what you're after.

We have a lurcher who's at least 14..she had half her teeth out one halloween.. Thanks to that pumpkin I was £800 down!! She still loves carrots but have to make long skinny batons now!!
She's on the right with her dd left!!

Oh he's gorgeous ❤️
Mince and scrambled eggs go down a real treat for my 16 year old husky.

He's a handsome hound!

We get our greyhounds treats from jr Pet Products. They do a sausage/pate that is 100% meat, it's really easy to chop into small cubes so may fit the bill?

One of mine has badly worn down teeth and a couple of broken ones. The only thing she has struggled with so far is cow ears. They were too chewy for her.
She manages to eat pizzles, tripe sticks, hairy rabbit ears, duck feet and pig ear strips. She also enjoys licky mats, especially frozen ones in the hot weather.

Oh wow thanks all! Some really great ideas in here, especially the liver treats & frozen licky mat!

Isn’t he gorgeous 🥹 his name is Pickle, as per the username!

Oh bless little Pickle ❤️ sounds like some good treats are coming his way

When I was training ours as a puppy Primula squeezy cheese was recommended; that may work well, no prep required.

Same as @SpanielsGalore
But mine struggles with beef pizzles now so I soak them in boiling water for a hour or so and then she manages them just fine.
I find lambs pizzles don't need soaking. I get them from Anco.

I know it isn't dog food but hot dog sausages are really soft. I think they are OK for dogs as I believe they use them to train those dancing dogs you see on BGT.

They are really not ok.

He’s lovely! I was also going to suggest making your own liver cake (if you can stomach it). I do a batch and put in the freezer. Also soft baked treats as above or we get Denzel puppy ones. They are pretty soft and crumbly. Anything you’re giving him I’d try a wee bit first and just small amounts as their tummies can be a bit sensitive.

Licky mats don’t last long with my dogs as they get shredded but we bought Yogi pots which are moulded rubber pots you can put in freezer similar to a licky mat. More expensive but they last if you’ve got a dog who likes shredding things

Re hot dogs:
I had a very damaged, hyperactive nervous, rescue boy who would vent his nerves/worries by attacking objects. A behaviourist advised me to desensitise him to his hated objects by giving him lots of bits of hot dog when the (turned off) vacuum cleaner was in the same room, aiming to get him to get closer and eat bits off it as a first step. I gave it a try but before day 2 was over, the hot dogs had made him manic. He was much calmer after I stopped using them and I am sure he was reacting to the artificial additives, as he was fine with healthier treats. I would never give them to any animal after that.