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Vet Dental Cleaning..your experiences. It's been a while since i've posted. I have an almost 7 year old yorkie named Frankie. I've always been a little hesistant to doing dental cleanings but he is getting his teeth cleaned this Friday. I definetly think it's time. They always tell me how important it is to keep their teeth clean. I would like to hear of your experiences in having a dental done. I just don't like the fact they have to sedate him to do it.. and how long he will have to be at the Vet's. I'm dropping him off at 7:30am and they said pickup would be around 4. Frankie doesn't like the vet at all... thanks in advance. |
Last months , 3 of my little ones went for dental cleaning . They were all scheduled the same day . Everything went very well . |
Just make sure the vet follows good surgical protocols and everything should be fine. Ellie has been anesthetized twice and did just fine with it. When the vet has to pull teeth it is very involved but just a cleaning is quick and easy. Is your vet going to use OraVet? He will probably be tired when he comes home but just about back to normal the next day. |
My cats all have regular dental cleanings. My Yorkies have not yet had to have them. They all acted like it was no big deal, just couldn't figure out what had happened to them. They sleep a good portion of the time they are there. |
I've had a good experience. If they get dental disease it can cause health problems. While I know it isn't something you want to do, it is something that you need to do. Good luck. |
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What do you mean by protocols? I am using Banfield Pet hospital and they have always seemed expert at everything. Frankie had his last dental/neutering/hernia removal/ baby teeth extraction, when he was 1 1/2, and he was fine. :) I know they do bloodwork first to make sure his blood levels are fine.. |
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OraVet is a waxy plaque barrier that you spread over their teeth weekly. The vet does the first application under anesthesia. There are no known side effects. The correct protocol would be doing blood work if it requested, doing surgery on a heated surface because toy breeds lose body heated quickly, placing an IV before surgery so the dog can be given fluids and so a line is in them in case of an emergency, using monitoring equipment and using the right kind of anesthesia. Isoflurane or Sevoflurane are gas and should be used for maintenance. The dog should be intubated. Usually injectable drugs are used just so the dog can be intubated and maintained on Iso or Sevo. One good drug for this is Propofol. |
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They are doing all the bloodwork and IV etc, monitoring...i have to ask what anesthesia they are using, but I was once told by someone who worked with vet Pharacueticals that the anesthesia Banfield uses is the same used on newborn babies...so that seems like good news. Thanx so much. |
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Not all Banfields will use the same drugs. |
That is interessting .... Thanks for the Info |
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