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10-26-2015, 02:34 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | Please Help! ? Teeth Cleaning at 1 yr old? My New Rescue "Toby" has an app. at the Vet for Teeth Cleaning and maybe one baby tooth extraction. He is only 1 year old. His teeth look good over all. In N.C. I want to ask if I can watch to make sure all the proper procedures are done and right tools are used. Should this be a problem? Also I haven't asked the price of the procedure yet. Anyone out there familiar with this on their Baby? Thank you so much for your help! I am new here; This is my first post, and my first tiny baby! I always had and have Siberian huskies which Toby Loves my girls! |
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10-27-2015, 02:55 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT ! I don't know if your vet would let you watch. Do you have experience in the OR and with sterile fields? If not, it may be too much of a hassle for the vet to be honest. As far as cost, I think our dentals are somewhere around $400...?
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10-27-2015, 06:22 PM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Fountain Hills, AZ USA
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| My vet allows some watchers for some surgeries. As a matter of fact, she has a large glass window just around the corner from the lobby that overlooks the surgery suite. I've watched a dental on one of my dogs, and watched a spay surgery on another one. I've paid from $500 up to $800 for dentals and my vet has a dental specialty. That included pre-surgery blood work, dental exrays and extractions. Cost will vary from vet to vet and area to area (I'm in the suburbs of Phoenix), but in my opinion you get what you pay for. If you're going for the cost of a dental, make sure your vet does dental exrays. Without them, it's hard to tell what's going on under the gum line and you may find yourself back for another dental sooner than you'd like if it's not done right the first time. Once you get that dental done and are starting fresh with a nice, clean mouth, make sure you stay up with keeping the teeth in good shape. Good luck. Diana |
10-27-2015, 06:31 PM | #4 |
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| I don't think most vets would be able to accommodate lay people watching their surgical procedures. Coming out of anesthesia is pretty scary looking as it is, I imagine a lot of concerned pet parents might inhibit professional medical management of a routine procedure (that is not a personal comment to you btw but I would imagine that could be a problem). I think Lilah's dental cleanings are around 600$? But we have a thing we pay every month that includes her yearly dental so I am not completely sure...it does include blood work pre op, and that is very important to make sure that their liver is functioning properly to process the anesthesia safely. I am so glad that you are making sure to keep up on dental health as these babies are known for having some challenges with their teeth. Welcome to yorkie talk!
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