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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Actually, there are vet anesthesiologists but you don't see them at a general vet. At my vet there are 3 people doing dentals....one tech doing the dental, one tech monitoring vitals and the vet supervising and doing extractions if needed.
The larger specialty hospitals hire vet anesthesiologists. I don't know if the op has access to a teaching hospital, but they usually hire them.
There is a lot of great information about anesthesia at this link: American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
and veterinary oral health here: Veterinary Oral Health Council |
Yeah, when I had to take Jackson to the veterinary dentist, there was an anesthesiologist that worked there. I never felt more safe leaving him anywhere! lol. There were like 4 different doctors that came in the room to discuss his mouth with me. I was a little intimidated ha, but it made me feel good and like he was in good hands. I paid a pretty penny that's for sure. But he was having more than just a dental (he had a tooth that had to be shaved down and filled etc).
My boy is 9 and just had his 3rd dental in November. He has a very innocent heart murmur and I first got an echo done to confirm everything was a-okay before putting him under. Then we did pre-op bloodwork prior. He ended up needing 6 extractions (all lower incisors, which they said dogs don't really need anyway and once they pull one, they realized all of them had to go). His last dental was.. around age 5, I believe, and he only had 1 pulled at that visit.
Anyway I was a train wreck all day. He is anxious at vets and it makes me feel awful leaving him there and I kept feeling like something was going to go wrong. But he made it a-okay and was back to himself within 24 hours. My dads dog is 10 and had to have like 17 teeth pulled (she had never had one, nor been brushed... her mouth was disgusting!) and it took her about a week to really feel better but now she seems so much healthier!
It is scary but it's worth it in the end!
