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granma
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Not sure if anyone out there on the forum has any views/ experiance on this one.
We took our dog for his booster injection.the vet looked at his teath an d suggested we bring him to have them cleaned.he weighs 50 lb .the vet says he would have to have a blood test first to check his liver and kidneys are alright.they would have to put him to sleep and keep him overnight.my dog is 12 years old.
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Did he say why Cangran? That does seem a bit drastic I must admit, but I'm not an expert. We do have a vet on the forum so maybe if he sees this he could give some info.
I would phone the vet this morning and ask more questions, get to the bottom of why these tests and the teeth cleaning are needed, just to make sure they aren't trying ti make money out of you (I'm not sceptical at all
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Hope you get it sorted and your dog is ok.
Your vet might want to do bloods prior to an anestetic just as best practise.
If your dog is ok, then in my opinion, i wouldnt bother, i think the risk out weighs the benefit
Cleaning an older dog's teeth is not uncommon - like with humans, if tartar has built up it can cause inflamed gums and the loss of teeth which will in turn cause other problems.
It's not a cheap treatment however - your vet should give you an idea of the cost before going ahead.
There's some info here http://www.purina.co.uk/content/your-dog/helping-to-keep-your-dog-healthy/regular-dog-care/looking-after-your-dog%27s-teeth
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We had our dogs teeth cleaned when she was quite old, she was OK but we never had her sisters teeth done because she had a sligh hear problem and I never noticed the difference. They ate exactly the same foods. Once done it can build up quicker the next time. It is expensive, it was a while ago and I'm sure it cost over £100. Personally I wouldn't have it done and I'd start giving him something like denta sticks, but I'm no vet.
Cangrandmafixit,
Is there a smell of her breath? I got my little terriers teeth done last week because of the smell. The vet said if there is a smell it could be other problems. He did all the tests for liver and kidneys but it turned out she had a bad gum infection. I don`t know what age she is because she is a rescue dog. We think shes old because she has slowed down a fair bit. They put her to sleep and she was fine afterwards. I got it done on pet insurance so don't know how much it cost.
I had my cats teeth descaled he had gum disease and the vet said it was probably causing pain. He was 12 and you wonder if its worth it at that age, that is entirely your choice.
One of my cross collie dogs lived to the age of 20, so your dog could have a good few years, not if he is overweight though. You dont say what breed so 50lbs may not be overweight.
Our dog is a saluki , he had previously been on antibiotics for what the vet thought was a gum infection after chewing at a wooden gate which we immediate y removed.
He isn't a chewer these days but we realised that he was trying to get to his friend ( another dog / his soul mate who didn't have very long to live .her back legs had gone the mettacam was not working any longer. So we had separated her from the other 3 dogs so she could have quiet. Two of the other dogs still liked to play .
We eventually had to have her put to sleep , our salukii didn't take it well and pine d .this is when we noticed his breath was smelling a bit off.this is why he was on antibiotics .
When we took him yesterday he was very stressed while waiting ,his temperature was up a bit from last time.and his heart beat was loud.
When we have taken him before we have usually gone straight in.
This breed of dog is very sensitive and not for a rough and tumble house hold ( this we were told by the same vet so he put it down to the breed of dog he is.)
The infection has cleared up and was due to him chewing the gate.
Since losing his soul mate he has been by our side , very clingy like a child which is understandable . When he loses sight of us he whispers so he is with us most of the time .Animals grieve too.
At the moment even if we had to have his teath cleaned we would wait.I just feel it would stress him out far too much.the vet said the blood test was needed to Dee if he would be alright under anesthetic.
Would welcome the vets view.
Thanks for all your opinions so far on this thread. Gran
Forgot to say there were several others with cats / dogs before us .I'm sure this is why he was stressed so much.
I agree with you, there is no way i would put such a delicate dog through any further stress, not yet
Best wishes x
Just noticed a few odd words in my info ,it's this kindle seems to think it knows best any way the first word it changed was whispers should have read whimpers and the other was Dee instead of see.
Anyway on with the weeding borders