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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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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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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We want to make sure every pet has a fear-free and pain-free experience....
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With extractions, we actually remove a tooth....
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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....
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Again, treatment varies tremendously, but surgery and chemotherapy are probably the two most common.
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Again, it depends on what the problem is. Let's create a scenario: The cat is scratching the furniture....
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Many times, we give pain medication before surgery, during surgery, and after surgery. And that would come in the form of injections....
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Heart murmurs are diagnosed by listening to the heart by a stethoscope.
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They really should be....
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One of the most important things is to look at recommendations and ratings to make sure they have good reviews, that it's a reputable boarding faci...
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Cats can have broken teeth because they chewed on something they shouldn't have or took some type of trauma blow....
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Sometimes it's difficult to know if it is a problem....
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In the cage, they aren't technically alone because many people are moving around....
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That's right. You don't care the percentages of how low the risk is; you just want to know, is your cat going to be okay?...
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If there's a medical reason for it, we would want to treat it sooner to increase the likelihood of finding a cure and correcting the problem....