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10-14-2010, 11:55 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Teeth cleaning? Hello everyone.... My mom wants to take her Yorkie to get her teeth cleaned so I was hoping you guys can help me with questions she should be asking the vet to be sure they know what they are doing (being that yorkies are smaller) ... She is just nervous and wants to be sure she finds the right person for the job...Thank you all Im sure you understand her precaution. |
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10-18-2010, 10:25 AM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas
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| My little one is getting having her second cleaning done today. Last year she had her first one and it went well, but I am still all nerves today waiting for them to call and say she is in recovery. My vet does her cleaning and does blood work first to be sure she is healthy for the procedure. I also pay just a little extra for what they use to put her out because they say it is better for her and they can put her to sleep and wake her quicker. They are also going to take x-rays of her teeth and put a sealant on her teeth and then once a week I will brush her teeth with the sealant to help protect her teeth.
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10-18-2010, 03:37 PM | #4 |
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| Sometimes thread just get missed or overlooked. You can always "bump" them if they are falling to the bottom of the screen too quickly. There is an anesthetic protocol thread in the YT Library. That's a good place to start. Depending on the condition of the teeth, xrays may need to be taken. Not all vets that do dentals have this capability. Dentals are so common in Yorkies. Just make sure the vet is following a safe anesthesia protocol, and experience working in tiny mouths would be important.
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10-18-2010, 03:51 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: OC, CA
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| One thing to watch out for is "anesthesia" free teeth cleanings, often offered by a pet groomers or boarding places. These cleanings will remove tarter from the teeth, but will not help with tarter build up under the gum line. So afterwords the teeth might look fine, but there might still be issues in the gumline (Which is what the teeth cleaning is trying to prevent). Do call around, as vet prices can vary quite widely for a proper teeth cleaning. |
10-18-2010, 05:41 PM | #6 |
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| Sorry -- I did not see this earlier. I just had dentals done on two of mine. I had the pre-blood work done. That just lets the doc know if there are any significant health issues that they don't know about. Makes sure they are not anemic, low or high sugar levels, that sort of thing. Then I made sure they were experienced with anesthesia for small dogs. Actually I had already had that discussion when I picked them for our vet, and knew they were. But I went over it again. They had a whole checklist of information they went over with me too. They polished the teeth and did ultra-sonic scaling. They also had me sign that it was okay for the vet to pull teeth that were a problem. They monitored heart & respiration during and after surgery/procedure. I asked for pain meds for after too. One of mine needed some teeth pulled so they also got anti-biotics after. I was nervous as this was the first time either of mine had anesthesia but they did fine. Ben even was neutered at the same time and although he had a rough day after, by the 3rd day they were both doing well. I had to feed Ben soft food for 3 days because of his pulled teeth but he started eating the kibble on his own the 4th day. Don't let the first day worry you. Ben was very lethargic and even cried. Broke my heart. But I knew from what they told me to expect that he might be feeling rough for a couple days. Candy had no teeth pulled and she was back to herself as soon as we got home. Good luck -- they are really very good with these things and there is not much to worry about. We have to worry a little -- it's our job.
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10-19-2010, 06:06 AM | #7 |
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| Teeth cleaning for the first time can be such a daunting experience. Will the dog's regular vet be performing the procedure? If it's the dogs regular vet, I think she can be very upfront about the concerns you mentioned. A good vet will be able to allay any fears. Although it's a common procedure, the dog will still be going under, so there's always risk involved. Sometimes during procedure, the vet may find teeth that are in worse condition that previously though, so there is chance teeth extraction will be recommended. She can also ask what the vet or clinic recommends for recovery (ie. medication, feeding protocol, rest, etc.). I would not suggest the type of cleaning that does not involve anesthetic. As the poster above stated, it doesn't clean what's beneath the gums, and is really more of a short-term fix. It can also be especially dangerous for toy dogs because sharp dental instruments and wiggly small dogs do not mix well! |
10-19-2010, 06:27 AM | #8 |
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| The posters provided great info. Pre-Blood work, small dog experience, special Small dog anesthetic, scaling under the gum line, pulling bad teeth, tightening up the canines if they can with stitches and gum product to help the pocket seperation. Cost us $over 700 in the Chicago area with the cleaning, blood, a few pulls, and some tightening as well as antibiotic. |
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