What's in Whimzees dental chews
Whimzees is a dental chew brand built around vegetable-based recipes rather than rawhide or animal by-products, using ingredients like potato and sweet potato starch shaped and textured to help mechanically clean a dog's teeth as they chew. It is that vegetable-based approach, more than any single ingredient, that owners tend to choose it for.
What makes the range distinctive
Where many traditional dental chews are made from rawhide or other animal by-products, Whimzees builds its chews mainly from vegetable starches, shaped into different textures and forms designed to work against a dog's teeth as they chew rather than simply being swallowed whole.
This vegetable-based approach is the main reason owners looking for an alternative to rawhide choose the brand, alongside the range of shapes and sizes designed to suit different dog sizes and chewing styles. Owners moving away from rawhide specifically tend to ask about this brand first, precisely because the ingredient list looks so different from a traditional chew.
What we stock, and who it suits
Our range includes the Whimzees Rice Bone, Stix, Toothbrush and Alligator shapes across daily dental chews, value bags, a puppy-specific chew, and a variety box for trying a mix of shapes. We stock a selection from the wider range rather than every product Whimzees makes.
This tends to suit owners wanting a daily dental chew alternative to rawhide, in a size matched to their dog. As with any chew, size it correctly for your dog and supervise chewing, the same as you would with any treat, and remove any piece that has been gnawed down small enough to be a choking risk.
Fitting a daily chew into a dental routine
A daily dental chew like this works best as one part of a wider routine rather than the whole of it — regular brushing still does more for a dog's teeth than any chew on its own, however well designed the texture is.
Introduce a new chew gradually rather than handing over a full-sized one on day one, particularly for a dog who has not had this type of chew before, and always size it to your dog rather than assuming one size fits every breed.
From this brand
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Whimzees Toothbrush Daily Dental Dog Chew
A vegetarian daily dental chew for dogs, shaped like a toothbrush
From£0.69
Whimzees Stix Daily Dental Dog Chew
WHIMZEES Stix Daily Dental Dog Chew: complementary dog chew with potato starch
From£0.59
Whimzees Rice Bone Dental Dog Chew
Rice-based dental chews for dogs, sold individually by size — vegetarian, not for dogs under 9 months
From£1.49
Whimzees Stix Daily Dental Dog Chew Value Bag
Gluten-free Stix dental chews for dogs, value bag — not for dogs under 5lb or 9 months
£10.99
Whimzees Rice Bone Dental Dog Chew Value Bags
Rice-based daily dental chews for dogs, vegetarian, value bag — not for dogs under 9 months
£10.99
Whimzees Variety Box
Vegetable-based dental chews in three shapes, one a day, sized by dog weight
£19.99
Whimzees Veggie Ear
A vegetarian ear-shaped dental chew for dogs — despite the name, no animal ingredients
£1.99
Whimzees Alligator Daily Dental Dog Chew
A large vegetarian dental chew with a knobbly shape, for dogs of 9 months and over
£1.99
Whimzees Toothbrush Daily Dental Dog Chew Value Bag
Toothbrush-shaped dental chews for dogs, naturally coloured — not for dogs under 5lb or 9 months
£10.99
Whimzees Puppy
Softer dental chews for puppies over three months old, grain free and gluten free
£7.99
Pedigree DentaStix Daily Large Dog Dental Treats
Daily Pedigree DentaStix dental chews portioned for large dogs
£2.29
Pedigree Dentastix Light Daily Dental Chews Dog
Pedigree DentaStix Light daily dental chews for medium and large dogs
£2.35
Common questions
- Are Whimzees chews good for a dog's teeth?
- They are designed with a texture intended to work mechanically against a dog's teeth while chewing, which many owners use as part of a daily dental routine. They are a supporting tool rather than a substitute for proper brushing or veterinary dental care.
- Do Whimzees contain rawhide?
- No, the range is built mainly around vegetable-based ingredients rather than rawhide or other animal by-products, which is the main reason owners looking for a rawhide alternative choose the brand.
- What size Whimzees chew should I buy for my dog?
- Whimzees are sized across the range to suit different dog sizes, from small to extra large. Choosing a size appropriate to your dog and supervising them while they chew is the sensible approach with any dental chew.
- Does Giddy Pets stock every Whimzees product?
- No, we stock a selection from across the range rather than every shape and size Whimzees makes. What is shown in the grid above reflects what we currently have available to order, and that can change as stock does.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.