 no drugs
My friend and I were lucky enough to have a vet that taught us to use a cavitron(?), scaling machine. Then she helped us find and buy one.
Because we knew our own dogs and they trusted us,(still not easy) we were able to hold our own dog while the other used the machine.
It was worth all the trouble to not have intubation and drugs. Also, we could do it as often as necessary but we both did hand scaling to keep things in check. This was some years ago and I no longer have the machine.
I am now using a grain free diet and am amazed at how good my dogs mouths are staying |