Comments on: How Effective is Anesthesia-Free Dental Work?

By: Maria Leah

Maria Leah — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:01:05 +0000

Good to know that vets do offer anesthesia free dental work nowadays .It a must help for all dog lovers.

By: Anne Good

Anne Good — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:37:29 +0000

My two chihuahuas Zoey and Leroy get their teeth cleaned at least every two years. The first I did this it made me realize the importance of regular brushing.

By: Sally Gorr

Sally Gorr — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:08:15 +0000

my 4 yr old toy poodle just had teethed cleaned and after about 4 minutes they said his heart stopped and they tried to revive him with shots and heart massage for 30 minutes but he died anyway. I am heartbroken. what do you think? The Vet said he couldn’t figure out what went wrong. He has had his teeth cleaned before there and was ok. He was only 4 yrs old.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:35:02 +0000

I’ve heard putting your pet under anesthetic could possibly kill your pet. They never bothered doing that in the past. I brush my dogs teeth regularly, and give him only dry dog food and healthy treats. Chew sticks also help to clean your dogs teeth. I don’t know whats best, but I know I can’t afford to do that right now. Does it make a difference how old your dog is or are vets trying to get as much as they can out of their customers?

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:35:46 +0000

Our 6 year old Brussels Griffon has had ear problems since birth. He has thick gooey ear discharge/wax. I clean them once a week with a drying solution. Yesterday, our vet had to put him to sleep to ‘deep clean’ both ears. The vet says that Henry has very small ear canals with lots of deep hair. He was sent home with Chlorehexidine cleaner and Otomax and the vet says if this doesn’t take care of the problem he will require surgery. Has anyone had any experience with this type of problem? Any tips to avoid surgery?

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:21:12 +0000

I used to get my old cats teeth cleaned that way, and they guy doing it was trained and would recommend a vet if the gums were inflamed, etc. BUT he trained a few of his best friends to do it, who did not go to the courses/ school, and they were doing it as well in the Bay Area at various pet shops, etc without credentials. I got to know this guy enough to know that they did a lot of non-declaring of pay (the contract to the school required a cut for a certain amount of time). They would ask for cash, discounts if you were a return customer, and the store owner at this one particular place was well aware of how they did their finances and took a cut as well. My vet wanted to put a stop to these practices as they are no substitute for real dental cleaning. Beside the high cost of vet cleaning, my only concern is for the taxing on the kidneys with the anesthesia. My old cat had kidney failure, amongst a host of other issues. Any ideas on how bad it is for them?

By: brenda bryan

brenda bryan — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:21:30 +0000

Thanks for putting the teeth cleaning thing into perspective. I never considered that my dogs aging faster than humans would have an effect on their teeth. I’ll be brushing them now with a little more frequency.