Do You Get Your Dogs' Teeth Cleaned?
Baby Girl, my Catahoula mix, went for her yearly check up and shots and I was told that February is Dental Hygiene month and the clinic is offering a special on teeth cleaning. I'm wondering if this ...
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Teeth cleaning is important. It is also one of those things that is usually skipped due to costs (the dog is normally put under anesthesia).
I have normally asked for a teeth cleaning to be done at any time the dog is undergoing the anesthesia for something - kill two birds with one stone sort of thing. My current dogs have good teeth with minimal tartar, so I don't do routine teeth cleanings but I keep an eye on things. When I've had dogs with teeth issues or excessive tartar, I've been more pro-active with the teeth cleaning.
I have normally asked for a teeth cleaning to be done at any time the dog is undergoing the anesthesia for something - kill two birds with one stone sort of thing. My current dogs have good teeth with minimal tartar, so I don't do routine teeth cleanings but I keep an eye on things. When I've had dogs with teeth issues or excessive tartar, I've been more pro-active with the teeth cleaning.
