Dental cleaning cost?

[Reese1]

How much do you pay to get your dogs cleaned by your vet?
I'm just trying to get an average! Thanks!

[dwerten]

where at in ohio do you live my dh is from youngstown and graduated from osu - go bucks

I personally do not have the vet do it and i go to a board certified dentist as this breed is known for periodontal disease so i take them to the best. I pay $600 for basic cleaning but by the time they do the blood work, extractions, etc it ends up being appx 600-1000

Make sure NOT to cut corners for the safety of your dog - make sure they do blood work and urine free catch prior. Make sure they use isoflurine as better than even sevo as they come out slower for their small bodies and coming out too fast is not a good thing and also sevo has more incidents of hypothermia so someone has to watch the dog more closely when using sevo after the procedure. Make sure they use iv fluids and catheterization in case something goes wrong. Make sure they take xrays and most techs do the procedure and vet monitors so make sure they know what they are doing and ask if they went to dental school and what type of experience they have. I personally do not take any chances with mine and go to specialists but it is not cheap sadly so i wanted someone that specialized in dentistry to do my dogs dentals. I use CareCredit Healthcare Finance - Payment Plans and Financing for Cosmetic Surgery, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Veterinary & Other Medical Procedures to extend out the cost as well

[Reese1]

I live in Lebanon, which is about 30 min north of Cincinnati!

I love our vet and I've known him for over 20 years and trust him completely!
He doesn't feel we need to do it at this time, but I'm trying to see what others pay when it is necessary.
I believe the cleaning portion would be around $300, not counting any blood tests, etc.. beforehand.
Thanks for the link!

[dwerten]

yeah just make sure they are doing all the precautions like i explained below. so glad you have a great vet you trust - here is who we see Dogandcatdentist.com - Veterinary Dentistry in Los Angeles and there is some great info

also i use chlorhexedine wipes form Pet Supplies | Dog & Cat Supplies, Pet Meds | DrsFosterSmith.com Pet Products as chlorhexedine keeps the bacteria down in the mouth

[Reese1]

Thanks for all the info!
We use the dental stuff that you put in the water, do you find the pads are a lot more beneficial?

[Ellie May]

I think it runs about $200 or so here and then bloodwork would be extra.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Reese1

Thanks for all the info!
We use the dental stuff that you put in the water, do you find the pads are a lot more beneficial?

i do not believe anything takes the place of wiping or brushing the teeth to get the bacteria and food off teeth so it does not get below the gumline and turn to tartar - I do not like things that can be ingested in water myself

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

I think it runs about $200 or so here and then bloodwork would be extra.

dang that is cheap is that including the ivfluids, isoflurine, catheterization, etc as isoflurine itself is expensive

[lingenieuse]

the last time that Gennie had her teeth cleaned it cost $600,for Mandy who needed extractions(she is very overshot) the bill was $1100.It's crazy!

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by dwerten

dang that is cheap is that including the ivfluids, isoflurine, catheterization, etc as isoflurine itself is expensive

This is just for a healthy dog going in for a cleaning and I'm not exactly sure what it includes. I think a cath is placed though and they decide whether to give fluids or not. Injectables are used to induce (whatever the particular vet wants to use...each vet in the office has their own protocol) and Iso to maintain.

A tech cleans the tech, but a vet checks them and the vet that usually checks them is considered very good with small animal dentistry.

Of course for any of us on YT who are a bit more particular than most owners, it would be a bit more because of the bloodwork and insisting on fluids.

[Reese1]

We also brush their teeth in addition to the liquid in the water. I know that the solution wouldn't replace that benefit.
I'm glad they don't need to have it right away, that is quite an expense!
Thanks again!

[Judy in Waco]

Oh wow! I guess our cost of living is a lot less! With all of the tests and everything, including the anesthesia and the cleaning, it was only $180 for us!

I guess we're really lucky! Keep in mind that we also didn't have any teeth removed.

Gizmo has an issue with his tooth enamel and has to have it checked frequently from now on, so I'm glad it doesn't cost us as much. Ouch!

[cj125]

Originally Posted by dwerten

where at in ohio do you live my dh is from youngstown and graduated from osu - go bucks

I personally do not have the vet do it and i go to a board certified dentist as this breed is known for periodontal disease so i take them to the best. I pay $600 for basic cleaning but by the time they do the blood work, extractions, etc it ends up being appx 600-1000

Make sure NOT to cut corners for the safety of your dog - make sure they do blood work and urine free catch prior. Make sure they use isoflurine as better than even sevo as they come out slower for their small bodies and coming out too fast is not a good thing and also sevo has more incidents of hypothermia so someone has to watch the dog more closely when using sevo after the procedure. Make sure they use iv fluids and catheterization in case something goes wrong. Make sure they take xrays and most techs do the procedure and vet monitors so make sure they know what they are doing and ask if they went to dental school and what type of experience they have. I personally do not take any chances with mine and go to specialists but it is not cheap sadly so i wanted someone that specialized in dentistry to do my dogs dentals. I use CareCredit Healthcare Finance - Payment Plans and Financing for Cosmetic Surgery, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Veterinary & Other Medical Procedures to extend out the cost as well

Debbie - we just took Mia & Max in on Sunday for their routine shots. I also had them take blood from both for a CBC and a Chemistry panel. Mia goes in for a dental on Friday morning.

My question is - can't they use the bloodwork from Sunday? They knew that she was going to be having her teeth done on Fri and said that if we used the test within 2 weeks it would be ok...

I'm asking because they just quoted me $365 up to $398 for the dental. She said that that included blood, x-rays, cleaning and the isoflurine. The higher amount was for a dental kit - should I want it.

Does this sound right to you?

The blood work they did the other day was $120

[Lolli_lah]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and explain what I paid. I went to a low cost clinic for Lollis spay and the receptionist called me telling me the vet wanted to know if they wanted me to deep clean her teeth while she was already down.

So I guess whatever they do with her while spay whether that includes catheter and iso or ivfluids I don't actually remember if they told me one way or the other. I don't know what of these is entirely important and which isn't.

So my total bill was $145 and what was included was spay, penicillin shot, 24 hour pain med, microchip + free county reg and then the deep clean and a Iverheart pill.

Normally they charge $75 for deep cleans but they only charged me $25 because of my current financial situation. They are a non-profit so they are able to do things like this, I guess. If they didn't care about the animal being healthy I don't guess they would do these types of things for people - on their own time.

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Wow, I had no idea of the cost of dental cleaning. The vet has already said that Hot Rod will need one. I'm already nervous about him getting it. I had not idea it could be upwards of 100.00's of dollars.