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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I personally felt that it was a bit misleading. Most dogs do need dentals at some time or other, especially the small breeds. They really played up the anesthesia risk and honestly in this day and age, the risk is not like it used to be. Sure, there is a risk, but when you weigh the likelyhood of a pup becoming ill from the bacteria from periodontal disease against the risk of anesthetic death, hands down the risk of illness is likely while death is unlikely. There are so many people who let their pups get sick due to their fear of anesthesia and then a vet gets on there and plays into it. He had business, in my opinion, to be a bit more informative about what kind of risk there really is. |
Definitely state your facts and the research that supports those facts. I probably agree that the risk given new procedures and alternative meds being available in general dogs do okay under anaesthesia. How-ever I have not yet seen a specific study that elaborates if "senior" dogs are at a much higher risk and how much higher the risk is for different scenearios.
Well Linda there are many breeds for example sighthounds that are at high risk from any anaesthesia. Anaesthesia risk overall needs to be assessed against the breed of dog, and for certain the age of the dog, and of course the complicating health factors of a particular dog.
A fully informed disclosure, would state the "reasons" why this dog needs a dental, the risks of this surgery for this dog, and a justification as to why the benefits outweigh the risks. That is a fully disclosed consent to treat in my opinion.