I scale my dog and cat's teeth, but there is no way that I would ever do it on anyone else's animal unless I knew the animal and we were friends. A vet dental is even more complicated than scaling, and I am not sure I could even use a vet scaler on Auster (the marshmallow dog) without her being put under. It makes lots of noise, feels funny, and the paste used has to be rinsed off, just like when a dentist cleans your teeth.
My cat is 7 and I am considering having a dental done on him sometime. Even though I scale his teeth I can't polish them, and Siamese are notorious for bad teeth.
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I'm one of the pain in the butt owners who doesn't let anyone work on my dogs without me being there and restraining, so I can do teeth with just a sedative and I'm there to manipulate the dog. THere's no comparison between the recovery from iso vs a sedative. It takes my dogs over an hour to stagger out the door and they're shot for the day with iso; with a sedative, they're out the door in 20 minutes and an hour later, you can't tell they were ever out of it.
Originally posted by Lee Baragona - Sch3FH2: THere's no comparison between the recovery from iso vs a sedative. It takes my dogs over an hour to stagger out the door and they're shot for the day with iso; with a sedative, they're out the door in 20 minutes and an hour later, you can't tell they were ever out of it. Are you sure your vet uses iso? if administered properly is wears off WAY before any sedative. I have had dogs put under for hips xrays in the past and walk out the door an hour later. If given Ace or some other sedative they are wobbling for hours. (I work at a vets office BTW)
As for dental cleaning, my dogs have never needed it. I feed a raw grain free diet and even my old dogs don't have any tartar. I do agree that a yearly exam of the mouth and teeth is important though. (especially working dogs that are biting equipment)
Yep, I'm sure. He's used a sedative (don't know which one) to remove a toenail and it was reversed in nothing flat and the dog was none the worse for wear the rest of the day.
I have done a lot of dentals on dogs and cats so here is my 2 cents:
*Make sure the person doing it has a lot of experience-teeth can be screwed up. Don't assume the doc or the regular person is there.
*We use sevoflurane--quicker wake up than iso, again ask first, some clinics still use halothane I've heard. Find out if a "pre-anesthetic injection" is used--makes for a slower recovery.
*Domator/Antisedan are used to knock dogs out and wake them right back up. There is no analgesia and the dog can still bite or make a sudden move, they still know what's going on. I would not want to work on a dog under that.
Personally I think dentals are a very important part of care, but you want to know what is going on before you leave your dog. Like Lee, I would stay w/my guys. Bloodwork before any sedation is one way to minimize risks.
I always scaled my own dogs teeth. I just started playing with their mouth when they were pups, and never had a problem. Now that I've been on raw, they haven't needed it.
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