[KimberlySRN]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Anesthesia should be Iso or Sevo. Both used in pediatrics.

My big question is when dealing with dental work, is who performs it, the vet or the vet tech. If it's the vet tech, I insist on the vet. After all, you are paying for the services of the vet, not the tech. If they won't oblige, then I find another vet. I used VCA when I first came back to California....that is until I found out most of their vets are fresh out of vet school and have to pass everything through the director of the particular clinic. It's pretty much a teaching facility.....I didn't feel comfortable with that so, I found another vet.

How old are your pups? I usually like to have puppy teeth pulled as soon as the permanent ones are in. But, then being an exhibitor I don't want to have their bite going off.

A full blood panel should identify if the bile levels are off, if they are, they'll contact you. If they're just pulling puppy teeth, they won't prescribe pain meds, but should prescribe antibiotics; clovomox. They'll give you feeding instructions, usually soft foods.

Thank you

They are going to be 7 months old. They both have straight teeth so far but the teeth in the back are growing in an odd way. They are overlapping, what worries me is the baby teeth are not really loose. We just moved closer to my job so we need to find a vet close by... But if I don't feel comfortable with the vet we are going to make the two hour drive to a vet I know has experianced with small dogs.