Well, there may be anesthesia-free tartar cracking, but it's sure not a dental cleaning....
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We see those occasionally but not a whole lot, perhaps in youngsters....
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Most of the time a follow-up appointment would be required. It depends on what the issue is....
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The most common thing we see with dogs is that the owners notice bad breath. That is one of the common symptoms....
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Good question. The most common heart disease is broken apart into the type of dog....
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Well, every pet needs a dental exam. There's just no doubt about it—a minimum of once a year, preferably twice a year....
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Basically, we're just looking for anything abnormal. To say that there's one thing I'm searching for is not true....
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Yeah, absolutely. Anything we do in the mouth that is going to cause discomfort, we always treat with pain meds....
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Good question....
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We administer antibiotics in a situation where we have an immunocompromised dog or one that has some sort of an orthopedic implant....
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It can vary, depending on the cause of heart disease. But we can treat dog heart issues with medication similar to what you and I use.
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Again, dental disease is an infection....
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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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So that's a widespread concern of clients and totally understandable, but we take anesthesia very seriously....
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We see fractured teeth, slap fractures that occur, particularly on the chewing teeth. We'll see broken teeth and worn teeth....
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Broken teeth....
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They’re not visible....
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If a mosquito can get into your house, then your pet can get heartworm.
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There are some rare cases of resistant heartworms. What that means is the potential to get heartworm disease despite being on these medications....
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In the cases of advanced heartworm stages, where the dog is in heart failure or has portacaval syndrome, a terrible complication dogs can get with ...