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Teeth cleaning
Hello everyone,
Our vet told us we need to get both of our dogs teeth cleaned. So I want to do it without anesthesia , but I am scared that it will be painful and they will be scared! I have two small dogs (yorkie and chehuahua ). I would do it with anesthesia , but it is soooo expensive ! Even without anesthesia it is expensive in my opinion .
Your opinions and if you have done without anesthesia , how was it?
Re: Teeth cleaning
I don't think they even do that procedure without anesthesia... simply because the animal doesn't understand what's going on, loud tools (I'd imagine the tartar scaler/cleaning implements make noise) and just being in a room, on a table with a bunch of strangers in weird outfits (masks and scrubs). I don't know about you, but I'd certainly freak out.
Seriously, if cost is a big issue, save up your $$ for a while before you do the cleaning. IDK if there are any low-cost clinics for dental work--all I've ever heard of was for spay/neuters-- or maybe shop around for prices on other vets.
Good Luck!
It is definitely painful and frightening for the animal to do a thorough cleaning, so I strongly recommend saving up for anesthesia.
In fact, I just read this article the other day about a new procedure that uses no anesthesia is NOT recommended: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-karen-becker/pet-health_b_1183472.html.
They don't do it without anesthesia. How much is your vet charging? Around here it is something like $300 without extractions which is pretty reasonable IMO for something you do once every few years and that is so important for health maintenance (heart, etc). You definitely also want bloodwork and heart monitoring during the procedure to make sure something bad doesn't happen.
I get that pets aren't cheap but in the land of pet ownership dentals aren't particularly outrageous. I could see not wanting to put them under anesthesia if they had health issues (we're reluctant to do it with my one dog b.c. he has stopped breathing under sedation before) but it doesn't sound like that's the case.
Do you brush their teeth? That greatly reduces the need for and frequency of dentals. I would have it done and make sure to brush regularly from there out.
ETA: look into Care Credit.
Thank you everyone, I was thinking the same thing. I don't want them to be scared and hurt ! I will look into everything
Rita