We can do imaging under anesthesia. So we can't do internal x-rays or 3-D imaging without anesthesia....
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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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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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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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The simple answer is yes....
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Most of the time a follow-up appointment is required....
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With extractions, we actually remove a tooth....
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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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One of my other certifications is pain management....
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It's been tried and done, but it's cleaning the stuff off the top—like what I can touch, but it's not working in the gingival sulcus....
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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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Yes, radiographs are incredibly important. We want to see what's under the gum line, and I cannot see under there without an x-ray....
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Preferably, we deal with it all at the same time....
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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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I look at that as the different levels of consciousness for the pet. And so sedation might be taking the edge off or calming your pet....
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An x-ray is a two-dimensional view....
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You'd be amazed how well these kitties can tolerate acupuncture. We use very tiny needles. We go very slow and methodical with them....
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Probably not. Once a cat gets into a routine, it will likely continue....