Yeah, they can. It's tough because where are they going to get it?...
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Not commonly. There can certainly be reactions to something you put on your cat....
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The most common types of parasites - roundworms and hookworms - are pretty ubiquitous in the environment. You can find them almost anywhere....
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Intubation is where we put a little tube down a pet's throat, specifically their airway so that we can protect their lungs....
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So the veterinary answer is that you should brush your cat’s teeth every day....
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One of my other certifications is pain management....
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Most of the time a follow-up appointment is required....
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Well, what you're really asking is about anesthetic safety, and while no pet is without risk with anesthesia, the risks of having problems and pain...
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Owners always ask me, "Dr....
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When we do teeth cleaning, we use a lot of water and a dental x-ray unit, so we need your pet to be very still during its cleaning so that we can d...
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Yes, your cat has to be intubated. When we clean the teeth, we use an ultrasonic cleaner....
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Here at family pet veterinary centers, we have someone dedicated and assigned to monitoring anesthesia throughout the entire time....
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At a minimum, your cat’s teeth should be examined once a year. We examine a cat's mouth and check the teeth every time the cat comes to see us....
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We can do imaging under anesthesia. So we can't do internal x-rays or 3-D imaging without anesthesia....
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A cat dental appointment can take anywhere from one hour to up to three hours. It depends on what we find....
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It’s a reasonable question because you and I can open up and say, “Ahhh,” and let the dentist clean our teeth. Cats can’t do that....
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General anesthesia is very scary for us, but we do it very routinely. We know that monitoring is part of the safety of general anesthesia....
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Extractions occur if a tooth is unhealthy. There is not much worse than having to extract a cat's tooth....
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You would want to because when we're cleaning the mouth, we're cleaning, polishing, and rinsing....