Q: I was wondering if you could do ultrasonic dental cleaning on my little Chihuahua without anesthesia?
A: The answer to that is yes and here is how we can do it! If you brush your dog's teeth every day and you use an electric tooth brush, the ultrasonic unit will not bother your dog a bit! You know they don't have to give you anything to clean your teeth, do they? If you wish to avoid anesthesia for your pet you need to start to familiarize them with a motorized object in their mouth, and then we can do the dental prophy easily without drugs.
Modern anesthesia is very safe so if you cannot brush your pet's teeth don't worry about that, we can still clean them for you.
Cleaning your pet's teeth is one of the very best things that you can do for your pet so be sure to ask about the benefits.
countryclassicsnaches@hotmail.com
Kaia Sorem, DVM
WSU 1984
Veterinary Service
Pet Grooming
Country Classics Antiques
Hwy. 12 & 410 across from Slim's Market
Naches WA 98937
1-509-653-2108
Past Dr. Kaia columns:
Oct. 22, 2003 Ultrasonice Teeth Cleaning for Dogs
Oct. 15, 2003 Navicular vs. Caudal Heel Syndrome
Oct. 8, 2003 Ambulatory Veterinary Practice
Oct. 1, 2003 Acupuncture for Animals
Sept. 24, 2003 Winter Care for Horses
Sept. 17, 2003 Found Sickly Puppy
Sept. 10, 2003 Horse Not Conditioned Properly
Aug. 27, 2003 Barrel Horse Anxious and Unwilling
Aug. 20, 2003 Cats Get Tumors From Vaccines?
Aug. 13, 2003 Horse Unshod All Year?