Preparation for a dental procedure typically just involves withholding food....
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Very similar to people, actually. The most common and commonly seen and most common disease process is simple gingivitis....
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If your dog has had problems before, we would want to be extra careful. As I mentioned, we evaluate every dog as an individual....
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A board-certified cardiologist is a veterinarian that is specialized in cardiology....
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So old is not the question—what we're looking for is healthy. Is your pet too old?...
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Yes—when we do a dental procedure, which is generally going to be something we recommend annually after about the age of three, and that varies dep...
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All of our patients undergoing anesthesia have the same general routine in terms of their anesthesia....
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The primary way we hear them is with our stethoscope, and then we can do a test with an echocardiogram to figure out why that murmur is present....
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When the anesthetic is given to a pet, there's a doctor involved and a trained technician....
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When we do a dental exam, we're looking for oral pathology. And what is oral pathology?...
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That is standard in our practice. But not every practice makes it standard, uses full mouth imaging, or has dental imaging capabilities....
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X-rays are usually done during the course of routine dental cleaning, and that is to help us see under the gum line....
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Heart failure is simply when the heart fails to work appropriately....
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Age is not a disease....
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We do rely on our board-certified cardiologists, and we offer that referral....
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There's not a whole lot that you, the dog owner, can do to prepare....
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Dental disease is quite painful, but most dogs don't tell you. Most of the time, they don't whine and cry and complain....
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A dental exam is what I consider an awake oral exam....
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It really varies based on the level of disease, as the dental procedure is based on being able to evaluate and treat any disease present....
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That's a great question....