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We can do imaging under anesthesia. So we can't do internal x-rays or 3-D imaging without anesthesia....

Yes, your cat has to be intubated. When we clean the teeth, we use an ultrasonic cleaner....

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....

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....

The simple answer is yes....

Most of the time a follow-up appointment is required....

With extractions, we actually remove a tooth....

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....

One of my other certifications is pain management....

Cats can get cavities....

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....

Extractions occur if a tooth is unhealthy. There is not much worse than having to extract a cat's tooth....

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....

Preferably, we deal with it all at the same time....

Here at family pet veterinary centers, we have someone dedicated and assigned to monitoring anesthesia throughout the entire time....

Well, honestly, no. You might hear people doing anesthetic-free dental cleanings, but there's no such thing....

Probably not. Once a cat gets into a routine, it will likely continue....

It could start at any age....

Again, treatment varies tremendously, but surgery and chemotherapy are probably the two most common. ...

The side effects would be a lower heart rate, a lower respiration rate. That's just part of anesthesia....