Teeth cleaning without anesthesia
A couple months ago my vet mentioned that they had a demonstration of teeth cleaning without using anesthesia. Evidently the way the dog is held; I think she mentioned that they are wrapped in a towel, causes them to relax. My vet was amazed and periodically, people who are trained in this process will come and clean clients (dogs)teeth without any anesthesia. Amy needed a cleaning so as soon as they had several dogs scheduled, they called me to bring her in on a specific date. Today was the day. I dropped Amy off this morning and picked her up early this afternoon. I got the report that she was the best dog they had all day and she was the only one to let them use the “machine” on her. Evidently they can “scale” the teeth either using hand tools or by a power scaler. The process is much cheaper, safer, and I am sold on it. I think this process might be available around the country. Check with your vet.
I posted this information in the forum also.
May 21, 2008 @ 7:36 pm
Wow!!! That is awesome!!!!! My husband is a dentist, we have a prophy cassette at home with us so that he can use the proper instruments!!! We have one that we use for the doxies only!!!
I think I will have to look into this….maybe if we could find out the way to hold them, we could set up some doggie cleanings…LOL. Well, I suppose we should leave that up to the vet and vet tech!!!
Thanks so much for the info, I think I will call my vet tomorrow.
Heidi
May 21, 2008 @ 7:50 pm
Just to let everyone know, my vet did not do the cleaning. Evidently it is a “company” or group of people. They asked my vet if she was interested and my vet lined up some clients and they demonstrated the process and how well it works to the vet and techs. So these people come based on their schedule and lining up enough dogs for one day to make it worth their while to come. They use my vet’s facility only, not their personnel. It might even be like a “franchise”. If anyone is interested, I will try to get more info.
May 21, 2008 @ 9:19 pm
I have an appointment for Mindy next month to have this done. Her teeth are getting bad even with me brushing them. None of the other dogs have a problem though. Anyway, the lady who does it travels around and does it once a month at a place near me(hour and a half away) This will be our first time, I’ll report back on how it goes.
Tom
May 22, 2008 @ 6:10 pm
This procedure sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing this information.
**Tom please don’t forget to post on Mindys dental. I find this fascinating.