Worried About My Dog

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Originally Posted by billt460
He's back, and all is well. He didn't need any extractions, and all his teeth were good. What a difference! You don't realize how bad they were until you get them cleaned. They really did a nice job. They gave him some antibiotics for a few days, and all of his blood panels came back good. So he's in real good shape.



That's great! My old dog had to have her teeth cleaned and some extracted. She was all groggy and jumping up on top of the couch.

I had out patient surgery with deep anesthesia. I was so happy to wake up from it.
 
Originally Posted by billt460
He's back, and all is well. He didn't need any extractions, and all his teeth were good. What a difference! You don't realize how bad they were until you get them cleaned. They really did a nice job. They gave him some antibiotics for a few days, and all of his blood panels came back good. So he's in real good shape.

Perfect. He might be pretty young, given all his teeth were good. He's gonna feel great.
I'm sure you both feel better...

One of my 2 cats had to have surgery to repair his paw, leg bones and tendons.
It took a specialist orthopaedic.
 
He's doing good. He had some water and food. So far so good. He's keeping it down. He should sleep it off tonight. He is coughing a little. I think it might be from the ventilator they put down their throats when they're under. He's probably a little sore from it. But overall everything looks to have gone well.
 
Glad to hear ur little fella did well..fwiw, I had a vet tell me that dry food is best as it "scrubs" the teeth whereas moist doesn't. I personally would not feed my dog chicken bones as I believe they can splinter and potentially cause digestive issues👇, it's just not worth the risk especially when there are things out there that work better and without the risk..but to each his own.

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/what-to-do-dog-eats-chicken-bone/

Here's my brindle AmStaff "Max" and his gf "Rogue", a pitbull mix.
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Originally Posted by Mad_Hatter
Glad to hear ur little fella did well..fwiw, I had a vet tell me that dry food is best as it "scrubs" the teeth whereas moist doesn't. I personally would not feed my dog chicken bones as I believe they can splinter and potentially cause digestive issues👇, it's just not worth the risk especially when there are things out there that work better and without the risk..but to each his own.

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/what-to-do-dog-eats-chicken-bone/

Here's my brindle AmStaff "Max" and his gf "Rogue", a pitbull mix.
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It is the cooked chicken bones that splinter.....raw does not and is very good for their GI tract. https://www.thehonestkitchen.com/blog/6-reasons-to-throw-your-dog-a-raw-bone/
 
This morning I have to get some antibiotics and anti inflammatory medication into him. That should be an adventure. The antibiotics can go right into his food. So I'm not anticipating any issues.

The vet gave me a small plastic syringe to suck the anti inflammatory medicine out of the bottle. (It's graduated in pounds for the weight of the dog). Then shoot it directly into his mouth. And hopefully down his throat after he eats. At least that's the plan. We'll see how it goes.
 
Originally Posted by mcrn

It is the cooked chicken bones that splinter.....raw does not and is very good for their GI tract. https://www.thehonestkitchen.com/blog/6-reasons-to-throw-your-dog-a-raw-bone/

Well, you can feed your dog raw chicken and bones if ya wanna but not me, especially when you consider there are [safer] and more sanitary ways/things out there to scrub a dog's teeth. I for one am not fond of the idea of my dog walking around giving everyone in my family licks/kisses after having just eaten raw chicken....

Nice way to spend the night riding the porcelain bus if ya ask me....‚
 
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I had a 13 year old Newfoundland that needed put under for a growth removal on her leg. All went well, but I was very worried.
 
One of my dogs has really bad tartar build-up even though I brush their teeth (all 3 dogs) every couple days. One of them is 13 years old now and I'm afraid the procedure will be too hard on her. The vet will put her under anesthesia and wanted $600 to clean her teeth. Does anybody know if other alternatives exist?
 
Glad it all turned out well for your dog.
We too need to have our dogs teeth cleaned (Schnoodle) Schnauzer/Poodle.
For the same reasons as you I am hesitant, he would need to be put to sleep. Just not crazy about the idea.

By the way, concerns like those are valid, even for people.
We dont think much of it, over 400,000 people (think about that) in the USA die from mistakes made in hospitals every year.
Its the 3rd leading cause of death in the USA. :eek:(
 
Originally Posted by RayCJ
One of my dogs has really bad tartar build-up even though I brush their teeth (all 3 dogs) every couple days. One of them is 13 years old now and I'm afraid the procedure will be too hard on her. The vet will put her under anesthesia and wanted $600 to clean her teeth. Does anybody know if other alternatives exist?

I know there is what is called, "Semi conscious sedated cleaning". They don't knock the dog completely out. But rather give him enough sedative to make them very drowsy. Some vets don't like the procedure because, (they claim), it's not as effective as a general anesthetic cleaning.

It is also less expensive. Around $200.00 to $250.00 or so, compared to up to $600.00 for having the animal put completely under. Also, many vets, (including mine), want to run a blood panel to make sure they are OK to be fully sedated. That cost another $77.00. That's not required for semi sedated cleaning.

So you can't help but question is it money related? Or is the semi conscious method less desirable because it isn't as good? I don't know. You make the call. My little guy's teeth were really BAD. So we wanted the best job possible. So we gambled...... And worried, and went with a fully sedated cleaning. Now, with hind sight always being 20/20, I'm glad we did.
 
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Originally Posted by billt460
This morning I have to get some antibiotics and anti inflammatory medication into him. That should be an adventure. The antibiotics can go right into his food. So I'm not anticipating any issues.

The vet gave me a small plastic syringe to suck the anti inflammatory medicine out of the bottle. (It's graduated in pounds for the weight of the dog). Then shoot it directly into his mouth. And hopefully down his throat after he eats. At least that's the plan. We'll see how it goes.


Pills go into a small wad of peanut butter. Works great!

Depending on the flavor of the liquid medicine, he may not eat his food. Love the idea of just opening his mouth and squirting it in… It's a learning process for both of you
 
My wife has a "pill crusher". So she crushed the antibiotic pill and mixed the dust into his food. He gobbled it right up. Then I gave him the squirt of anti inflammatory juice. It worked out good. I got it all in him, and he swallowed a few times, and that was it. The pill he gets twice a day. The squirt only once.
 
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