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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You would want to because when we're cleaning the mouth, we're cleaning, polishing, and rinsing....
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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 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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Well, honestly, no. You might hear people doing anesthetic-free dental cleanings, but there's no such thing....
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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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I'm sure some chew toys are out there, but I know many cats are not big chewers....
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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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If it goes well for basic cleaning, polishing, and fluoride treatment, it may be as little as 30 to 45 minutes....
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We see some healthy mouths in young cats. We’ll see a nice, white, happy crown, the white part of the tooth with no tartar and no calculus....
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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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X-rays help us to better diagnose what's going on, not only in the mouth but, more importantly, under the gums where we can't see....
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Good question....
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This might involve surgery or something painful that we want the cat to be still and not feel that pain. We use anesthesia for dental procedures....
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The number one problem is inappropriate urination or defecation. We just assume cats are going to use their litter box....
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We have that listed on our website, but we also require the basic vaccines, the core vaccines for cats, which are rabies, and the kitty distemper, ...
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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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They sure can. That could be if they're left at home or in the boarding facility....
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In general, we tend to think about the Maine Coon. They are at higher risk for a heart disease called HCM, which is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy....