Enzyme dental treats at Walmart

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Sergeant makes them. Saw them in the treat aisle. They look a lot like the Petrodex/Sentry version. That makes it easier for most people to get them now!
 

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make sure they are the same as the CET if they have a new maker, we know the use different ingredients all too well
... my search yield a lot on who owns virabex and cet ..
 

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I would not trust anything Sergeant makes for pets, since "they" have no conscience when it comes to killing cats with their flea products.
 

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Originally Posted by AddieBee

Sergeant makes them. Saw them in the treat aisle. They look a lot like the Petrodex/Sentry version. That makes it easier for most people to get them now!
Sergent makes Petrodex now.

Here is where the confusion comes from:

Sergeant’sÂ[emoji]174[/emoji] Pet Care Products Acquires the
Consumer Brand Division of Virbac Corporation
(Omaha, Neb. – March 14, 2008) Sergeant’s Pet Care Products today announces its acquisition of the consumer brands division of Virbac Corporation. The brands and technology acquired provide unique and proprietary pet care items that include internal and external health care products, dental solutions and an expansive aquatic line. Well recognized brands include WormXPlus™, WormXÂ[emoji]174[/emoji], PetrodexÂ[emoji]174[/emoji], ZemaÂ[emoji]174[/emoji], MardelÂ[emoji]174[/emoji], and LiveMeterÂ[emoji]174[/emoji].
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Retailers in the grocery, mass, drug and dollar channels, will see many of these unique formulations being marketed to their consumers under the Sergeant’s and Vetscription™ brands.
http://sergeants.com/new_acq/acq.asp
 

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Originally Posted by AddieBee

Thanks for this Carolina. So maybe we should stick to the vet product lines like CET??? !!! ????
Not necessarily, as long as they didn't change the formula... Companies buy brands all the time, and still keep the same manufacturing facility...
I will bet CET and Petrodex are the same thing, different brands for different markets for marketing reasons only... (so the most expensive CET, doesn't lose value)
I would buy the one on Walmart and save the $$$, now that I know they are both Virbac...
 
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Originally Posted by Carolina

Not necessarily, as long as they didn't change the formula... Companies buy brands all the time, and still keep the same manufacturing facility...
I will bet CET and Petrodex are the same thing, different brands for different markets for marketing reasons only... (so the most expensive CET, doesn't lose value)
I would buy the one on Walmart and save the $$$, now that I know they are both Virbac...
The ingredient list looks the same.
 

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Originally Posted by AddieBee

The ingredient list looks the same.
Yep, I had a feeling they wouldn't change.

About CET vs Petrodex -
A lot of companies create a brand for retail/mass market, for the exact same thing, but with a different name. This way they are protecting their Professional brand, in this case their veterinary brand, CET.
They can then sell the retail for much less without harm for the pro... It is done all the time...

The main difference I see on Petrodex, is that the chews are smaller - that is the kind of stuff they do to make it "different".
 

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likely CET is now made by them too but Carolina hit it right about companies buys stuff all the time...Personally I wont buy anything made by sargents
 
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