Yes, your cat has to be intubated. When we clean the teeth, we use an ultrasonic cleaner....
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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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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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Most of the time a follow-up appointment is required....
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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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How often do you brush your teeth? We’d love that to be the number of times you brush your cat's teeth....
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A dental procedure can vary quite a bit. It usually takes 30 to 45 minutes to get anesthesia, imaging, and cleaning done....
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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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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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Preferably, we deal with it all at the same time....
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The simple answer is yes....
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With extractions, we actually remove a tooth....
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Well, honestly, no. You might hear people doing anesthetic-free dental cleanings, but there's no such thing....
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One of my other certifications is pain management....
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I'm sure some chew toys are out there, but I know many cats are not big chewers....
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We want to make sure every pet has a fear-free and pain-free experience....
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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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If it goes well for basic cleaning, polishing, and fluoride treatment, it may be as little as 30 to 45 minutes....