I think it is more me and my nerves than anything else. My mom's Bichon got pneumonia after a dental at age 8 or 9. I also have a family friend whose terrier developed seizures after a dental due to questionable hypoxia during the cleaning. Her vet denied that hypoxia was possible but they also did admit to not having pulse ox. on the dog during the procedure. They did not have their dentals done by my vet!
My vets office sees mostly 20 pound or larger dogs. Roxy did great with her spay. She had a light dental then- He took off tartar from rear molars only.
She is a fighter. She was the smallest of 3 boys and 2 girls in her litter. She ADHD to the extreme compared to the others. She will hike for hours without slowing down. She was back to her old self less than 18 hours after she was spayed. Including jumping out of a playpen with 3 foot high sides and then jumping back in when she saw me coming for her- Enough to say "It wasn't me. I was in here the whole time". I honestly did not think her jumping 3-4.5 feet high was a possibly after her spay. I put her in the playpen to keep from jumping and playing with the other dogs. She is a tenacious little terrier for sure. |