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12-23-2009, 05:52 AM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia
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| Vet won't clean my baby's teeth! Prince's vet here in GA, nor his vet in Tampa refuse to clean his teeth because of the severity of his collaspsing trachea. They said that they do not feel comfortable giving him anesthesia. His teeth are in really good condition, this was for his annual cleaning. He had his teeth cleaned last year, before he was diagnosed. I guess if he needed something major that required sedation, I would have his teeth cleaned then. I'm waiting to hear back from his vet here in GA to discuss this futher. I appreciate the fact that they don't want to do anything that might be fatal. What do you think?
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12-23-2009, 06:29 AM | #2 |
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| Since they aren't full of tartar, I don't think you even have to think about this right now. There is no reason to have them cleaned. Just do the best that you can with homecare...
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12-23-2009, 06:41 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Land O' Lakes, FL
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| You may wish to look into something like this: Welcome to Teddy?s Pride? Oral Care Home Page . It's a "probiotic" that you can sprinkle on food. It will whiten teeth, freshen breath, all that good stuff. There is a human equivalent called EvoraPlus that has (in some patients) even reversed gum disease ... which is what this stuff has been developed to prevent. At any rate, if your pup can't have his teeth cleaned, then something like this may be the answer to helping keep his teeth in good health. As I'm getting older - with all that means - I'm getting more and more interested in probiotics. |
12-23-2009, 08:02 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Just googled EvoraPlus. Had never heard of it before. There is a product for dogs/cats called Teddy’s Pride Pet Oral Care - Welcome to Teddy?s Pride? Oral Care Home Page that's supposed to do the same thing. Wonder if it work?
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12-23-2009, 08:53 AM | #5 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shediac Cape, NB - Canada
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| I open a new thread with Teddy's oral care on the title. I want to see peoples review on this product. Hopefully that will help us. Has anyone uf you used it before? Do you like? does it work great? thanks
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12-23-2009, 09:24 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I would go with the vets recommendation and not put him under unless necessary.
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12-23-2009, 09:38 AM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Land O' Lakes, FL
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| I've started using the EvoraPlus for ME. It seems to be doing what it claims. Don't know about Teddy's Pride; I offered it as a suggestion based on what the human counterpart is doing. From what I understand, it's the same stuff, just in powdered form for dogs/cats versus tablet form for us hooo-mans. |
12-23-2009, 11:08 AM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pennsylvania
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| I don't understand why you would even get an "annual cleaning" anyway and subject your dog to being put under unnecessarily |
12-23-2009, 11:14 AM | #9 |
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| I would just do everything possible to keep his teeth clean. It sounds like you're already doing a good job of that
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12-23-2009, 12:51 PM | #10 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia
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| Thank you. That is exactly what I'm going to do.
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12-23-2009, 01:02 PM | #11 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia
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| Thank you Lee B, Roxy Luv and Lysiane Souris for your responses. I just read about "Teddy's Oral Care" on another thread...I think it was the one Lysiane Souris started. It sounds great, if your dog eats soft food...then it could be sprinkled on, but what do you do if only dry kibbles are given? I wonder if they have a toothpaste or something that is ordorless and tasteless that you put into water? I'll have to read up on it. I'm happy with CET, but I am open for other and all suggestions.
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12-23-2009, 02:02 PM | #12 | |
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Well, Prince will not be getting annual cleanings!! I'll continue doing what I have been doing. I count my blessings that his last procedure went well.
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12-24-2009, 06:26 AM | #14 | |
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I think this should've read "withOUT putting them under." We do this for our dogs...Gentle Dental for Pets. There are services in Georgia. I found this link: Pet Dental Services: Anesthesia-Free Teeth Cleaning for Dogs and Cats; dog dental care, taking care dogs teeth, cat teeth care, dog teeth problem, dog dental hygiene If you baby's teeth don't have a lot of buildup, this would be a great preventative vs. having them put under. Its a lot less expensive and a lot less stress (for me too!). We do this every 6 months and brush daily. | |
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