Extractions occur if a tooth is unhealthy. There is not much worse than having to extract a cat's tooth....
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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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Preferably, we deal with it all at the same time....
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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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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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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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Well, honestly, no. You might hear people doing anesthetic-free dental cleanings, but there's no such thing....
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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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What would I see in my cat to suspect that he or she has heart disease? Your cat might be lethargic....
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We typically see the peak effects of the acupuncture treatment around day three post-treatment....
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This is an interesting question about the most important question, and I think we've answered some of those fundamental questions about how the cat...
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I would make an appointment with the vet or at least call them because there are a lot of things that cats can do that might not seem like a proble...
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That is a possibility, but it is a very low risk....
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Those are normal behaviors in cats....
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Yeah, we use medicine all the time for cancers, and we use surgery all the time, too. Again, it just depends on the type of cancer.
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Firstly, you would come into the hospital....
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At the Animal Hospital of Statesville, we have written out in a form that we talk about....
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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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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....