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Teeth? Thank you all for the advice on my post...my other question is my six year old has bad teeth and bad breath :eek: can any one advise on how to clean without putting her to sleep? Do groomers do this??? |
Besides brushing and dental sprays I don't think much else can be done. I'm not 100% though. Do you think your dog would sit super still if someone was scraping his teeth? Maybe someone would do it if he would or just put him on a light tranquilizer? I'm assuming it's similar to a human dental cleaning appointment. |
You may want to do a search for teeth care or oral hygiene...you'll find a lot of useful info there. |
There are vets who offer anesthesia-free dental cleaning. I've attached one link for you to take a look at. I don't know anything about this process myself, so I would do a lot of research before trying it. When I googled the topic just now a lot of hits popped up so you might trying doing that first. Pet Dental Services: Anesthesia-Free Teeth Cleaning for Dogs and Cats; dog dental care, taking care dogs teeth, cat teeth care, dog teeth problem, dog dental hygiene - About Pet Dental Services |
Honestly, I do not brush my dogs teeth - but I do give one greenie every night (I know - there is a lot of controversy on that - but it works for me) and they visit the groomers every 6 weeks or so. I have the groomer brush their teeth. My yorkie is 5 years old and her teeth still do not require a teeth cleaning (I'm sure some day she'll need it). And for a fresher breath - I spray this spray (don't have it in front of me to tell you what it is) in her mouth every once in a while. (There's also this blue stuff that you can put in his water - but I didn't like it). But, if yours needs his teeth cleaned, at this point, I really don't think that brushing them will help. You may have to make that appointment with your vet for a cleaning. Good luck! |
I agree. Sounds like it's time for a cleaning. My groomer said she cleans teeth w/o putting them to sleep. But I'm not comfortable w/that. I try to take advantage when my little girl is put to sleep by having other things done. For example, removing any moles/warts, expressing glands, etc. When I had my beagles cleaned, I had the vet check his throat for any obstructions as he seems to pant really hard. The cleaning cleared up his bad breath. In between cleanings, I use Dr. Foster/Smith Clens Pads everyday. Helps with the doggie breath. I tryed the water additive but it gave my little girl diarrhea big time. Good luck & let us know how it goes. |
I just got off the phone with my vet now he is really old school.... He doesn't charge an arm and a leg for everything and his his dental cleaning is only $50.00 and he will put her under to do it he said he doesn't need to draw blood for unecessary things unless there was something I wanted to have checked that is where vets make their money. My mouth dropped to the floor. I am so excited. I have been using this vet for close to 2 years. Just wanted to share |
Blood work assures the vet that there's no medical issures going on before the anesthetic is administered. I'd question this vet. Just had my beagles teeth cleaned & blood work was only $30. Don't think the vet made much money from that. You might want to reconsider the blood work for the safety of your pet. |
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What would the bloodwork be for? What type of tests do they look for? |
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