Will be making appts. soon for my little men... time to have them neutered. :( As a matter of fact, was past time! JPop is 3 1/2, Taz is 2 ( they'll go first) then TJ & Radar about 9 mos & 6 mos. Then, my little angel Halo, is 5 mos today :D . Her turn is coming soon. Anyway, has anyone had their babies teeth cleaned at the same time? Is the a good or bad idea? and any advice on what to expect as far as recovery time would be appreciated! |
Many members have had tooth extractions and cleanings at the same time of the surgery. Nothing wrong with that...in fact, I feel that it is better since the dog will be under anyway. Good luck with all of the neuterings!! |
We had Ozzie neutered last year at age 8, nearly 9. (Doc thought it would help a mild hernia to correct itself. It didn't.) He also had two teeth removed, a teeth cleaning, and his nails trimmed. (Why not? They're unconscious, so go for it!) We didn't know at the time though that the teeth were coming out. He did great though. That first day, he was slow and just wanted to be held. After that, just TRY to keep them from jumping up and down off the sofa, running around like wild men. He was perfectly fine within three or four days. |
We always have a dogs teeth cleaned and extrations done when our rescue dogs are under for the spay/neuters. I also get my own dogs nails done, and remove any warts that might have popped up. The only time it might be risky is if the dog is very old or ill, then the vet might not want it under that amount of time. Make sure to have a blood panel done, and ask for fluids as well. |
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It's not scary, don't worry! This is the best thing you can do for your dogs, really! I guess the fluids are like IV when a person goes under, I've actually never asked. Your vet will know, so ask them about it. I also like to do a blood panel just to be on the safe side, also, God forbid there is a problem with your dogs, for a little extra money, you can find out. Bad teeth are a major cause of kidney failure, so I would highly advise dentals, although on those young ones, it's probably not necessary, but might be on the older one. I've had some rescue dogs and cats done without blood panel or fluids, and all except in one case of the craziest feral cat ever, they have come out OK - but truthfully, with my own animals, I wouldn't risk it. Congratulations on making the right choice for the animals! You won't regret it. I just had a very complicated spay done on a Yorkie who had her ovaries attached to her intestines (due to C-sections), and 10 teeth removed. Her breath now smells like roses, and she is fine. It took her until late in the evenig to come out of her crate, and wasn't herself until late the next evening, but with the boys, it won't be so bad. You are avoiding possible life-threatening uterine infection in the girls by getting them spayed, and you do not need to wait until they have a first heat, that is just myth, I'm sure you dont want any oopsie pregnancies. With the boys, if both testicles have dropped, the neuter should be very easy. |
I think most vets will spay/neuter and clean teeth at the same time, but there is one vet here that I know of that won't. They don't like to do the teeth cleaning at the same time because of the bacteria from the dirty teeth. I don't think most vets have a problem though. I think I'd much rather do both at the same time and risk a possible infection (even though highly unlikely since teeth cleaning usually gets your dog sent home with antibiotics) than risk having to be put under twice. |
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