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Needs some advice 12½ year old "dober-mutt" has plaque pretty thick on 2 of her teeth on the left side in the rear. I just learned the hard way that denta-bones alone don't substitute for a toothbrush Because of her age I an loathe to having her sedated and scaled To complicate matters some, a large piece of the plaque broke somewhat loose but hasn't come all the way out (it's loose, but when you fidget with it, her gum moves well below the gum line. I am worried cause she's totally chewing on the other side What options are out there? Is there "safe" sedation? thanks in advance for your help! REDMAN |
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In article fZ17c.50835$SR1.91777@attbi_s04 "Redman"
writes: I am worried cause she's totally chewing on the other side What options are out there? Is there "safe" sedation? thanks in advance for your help! REDMAN I trust my veterinarians and would bring my dog in to have his teeth cleaned in this situation. In humans infected gums are correlated with heart disease. I guess the basic question is whether your veterinarians are experienced and do you trust them? --Marshall |
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I am worried cause she's totally chewing on the other side
What options are out there? Is there "safe" sedation? Since periodontal disease can cause secondary and sometimes fatal illness and disease to the other major organs in the body, I would have this looked at. As for safe sedation, what is used in modern clinics is very safe providing the pet is healthy going into the procedure. THe best way to find out if your pet qualifies is to have the vet exam your pup, run some blood chemistries to assess the kidneys among other things and possibly have an ECG performed to check heart function. We scale teeth on dogs and cats of all ages. Our own 13 year old dog included. All of course had good blood work before hand. Please talk to your vet. Or post this over at alt.med.veterinary. One of the vets over there could answer your specific medical questions. Good luck. -Sharon |
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Is there any possibility that he will allow someone to clean the plaque
without being sedated? In the past I always had Barneys teeth cleaned sedated and if he was in for something else that required sedation I had it done at the same time. The last time he was in the vets husband (who is a large animal vet) just simply grabbed him and went to town on his teeth. With everyone else he always put up a fuss for some strange reason he co-operated...go figure!! Anyway next time it needs done I'm going to see if he'll take care of it since he obviously has no fear of him. Celeste "Redman" wrote in message news:fZ17c.50835$SR1.91777@attbi_s04... Folks; Needs some advice 12½ year old "dober-mutt" has plaque pretty thick on 2 of her teeth on the left side in the rear. I just learned the hard way that denta-bones alone don't substitute for a toothbrush Because of her age I an loathe to having her sedated and scaled To complicate matters some, a large piece of the plaque broke somewhat loose but hasn't come all the way out (it's loose, but when you fidget with it, her gum moves well below the gum line. I am worried cause she's totally chewing on the other side What options are out there? Is there "safe" sedation? thanks in advance for your help! REDMAN |
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Take care of your dog's teeth. Take your dog to your vet & have it done
propely. Before that poor dog has to have alot of his teeth removed |
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folks:
Thank-you very much I'm going to try a new vet - my vet was very reluctant She's been drinking allot of water lately, and that raised his concern about kidneys Not particularly sure what constitutes "allot" of water - she and her sister split about 1.5 liters a day and she drinks more than her smaller counterpart (dober-mutt is 42 LBS, Beagle-mix is 32 LBS) My thought is that the tooth was hurting her, and drinking water probably helps REDMAN "Redman" wrote in message news:fZ17c.50835$SR1.91777@attbi_s04... Folks; Needs some advice 12½ year old "dober-mutt" has plaque pretty thick on 2 of her teeth on the left side in the rear. I just learned the hard way that denta-bones alone don't substitute for a toothbrush Because of her age I an loathe to having her sedated and scaled To complicate matters some, a large piece of the plaque broke somewhat loose but hasn't come all the way out (it's loose, but when you fidget with it, her gum moves well below the gum line. I am worried cause she's totally chewing on the other side What options are out there? Is there "safe" sedation? thanks in advance for your help! REDMAN |
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She's been drinking allot of water lately, and that raised his concern
about kidneys Not particularly sure what constitutes "allot" of water - she and her sister split about 1.5 liters a day and she drinks more than her smaller counterpart (dober-mutt is 42 LBS, Beagle-mix is 32 LBS) My thought is that the tooth was hurting her, and drinking water probably helps Our dogs drink a lot of water every day too. Fortunately they have a "drinking problem" spilling a good amount on the floor! As for kidney function, a simple blood test can tell the vet a lot. Did your concerned vet offer a blood test? -Sharon |
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"Sharon too" wrote in message
... She's been drinking allot of water lately, and that raised his concern about kidneys "drinking problem" spilling a good amount on the floor! As for kidney function, a simple blood test can tell the vet a lot. Did your concerned vet offer a blood test? -Sharon No, he offered special food that was really expensive. In his defense, the food was cheaper than the test and he knew from the conversation immediately prior that we didn't have a boatload of cash to spend that morning - but we've never refused tests for our pets in the past. The dober-mutt drinks daintily and neatly The beagle-mutt gets about ¼ of the water rolling down her chin....she's just lucky she's cute. REDMAN |
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No, he offered special food that was really expensive.
In his defense, the food was cheaper than the test and he knew from the conversation immediately prior that we didn't have a boatload of cash to spend that morning - but we've never refused tests for our pets in the past. I'd at least get some blood work done. The dober-mutt drinks daintily and neatly The beagle-mutt gets about ¼ of the water rolling down her chin....she's just lucky she's cute. Darn drinking problems. If the dogs could just stay and drip in one place it would make my life easier. But when they walk away and drip throughout the downstairs... Don't know how many times I've almost fallen on my keester on the wet tile floor after the dogs have been at the pub. -Sharon |
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Sharon,
For my purposes I found a mud & snow mat that you put your boots on in the winter. It's made out of sturdy plastic with a good size lip. I can fit one huge pan of water for the dogs and small bowl for the cats on it easily. If you don't think that would be big enough another thought be to use the huge commercial baking pans to put under the water bowls. I won't stop the trailing water problem but will help contain what gets spilled right at the location. Celeste "Sharon too" wrote in message ... No, he offered special food that was really expensive. In his defense, the food was cheaper than the test and he knew from the conversation immediately prior that we didn't have a boatload of cash to spend that morning - but we've never refused tests for our pets in the past. I'd at least get some blood work done. The dober-mutt drinks daintily and neatly The beagle-mutt gets about ¼ of the water rolling down her chin....she's just lucky she's cute. Darn drinking problems. If the dogs could just stay and drip in one place it would make my life easier. But when they walk away and drip throughout the downstairs... Don't know how many times I've almost fallen on my keester on the wet tile floor after the dogs have been at the pub. -Sharon |
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