[NAGDU] re teeth cleaning

Mon Feb 22 19:46:21 UTC 2016

Hi Gary.
I'd be interested to hear about your no-sedation teeth cleaning
experience, if you do that.

The vet gave Ben a geriatric blood work up when he was 9 or so.  Not sure
it proved anything at all, except that he's a healthy dog.  I could see
having a base line, but you have that from when your boy was a pup.
The geriatric blood work is supposed to be more thorough than usual--I
don't know.
Tracy

>
> Hi David:
>
> bogart is a poodle and poodles (and sometimes their crosses) are more
> prone to tartar build up. So I am concerned since gum disease can lead to
> other more serious issues  such as infections and heart disease (just like
> in humans) but I also don't really want to sedate Bogart.
>
> I will probably try this non-sedation teeth cleaning method and see how he
> does with it.
>
> Part of me thinks getting a base line blood test done since Bogart is 7.5
> might not be a bad idea in case anything changes with his health in the
> future. Bogart had a issue two weeks after I came home from the school and
> I just got that emergency clinic to send me his blood work from then so I
> now have  a base line of 2 year old Bogart.
>
> Does anyone think there is value in such a blood test ($200) or is it just
> throwing money away and not worry about such a test until something goes
> wrong with Bogart (knock on wood it doesn't).
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: David <david at bakerinet.com>
> Sent: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:24:44 -0700 (MST)
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Vet costs
>
> If your dog is a lab or golden, get another vet. Because of their
> chewing habits, Labs and Goldens rarely need to ever have their cleaned,
> unless there is something else wrong with them.
>
> David and Claire Rose in Clearwater, FL
>
> On 2/22/2016 12:59 PM, GARY STEEVES via NAGDU wrote:
>> Hi:
>>
>> Well, until my current vet, I had pretty good arrangements. At Bogart's
>> first vet she would only charge me for one of the two checkups I needed
>> each year for the school. When we had to come in for a rabies shot
>> before going to the UK, she didn't charge me for a visit, just the shot.
>>
>> A few years ago I moved to the subburbs of Vancouver, a city called New
>> Westminster, and found a vet 2 blocks from home. Yippee! There they
>> didn't charge me anything for my vet visits, just for the things I
>> needed like flea meds etc. Sadly, they went out of business last year
>> probably due to the fact that another vet opened a block away. Bogart
>> went there for the first time last month and perhaps my approach wasn't
>> solid since all my other vets gave me such a good deal but she didn't
>> seem so open to either of those previous scenarios. She is giving me 30%
>> off a visit charge which makes it about $30 now which I guess isn't so
>> bad.
>>
>>
>> the thing with vets is without trust I'm always suspicious
>> of them when they suggest things. She thinks Bogart needs some teeth
>> cleaning and they sedate them for this. That costs $500. There is a $200
>> necessary blood test before as well to ascertain his over all health. By
>> coincidence we stumbled on information at our pet store for people who
>> clean the dogs teeth without sedation for about $150. Has anyone had
>> experience with this? I talked to my school and he agreed to give the
>> non-sedation method a try first and see what the results are.
>>
>> Curious on others thoughts.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Gary
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jody Ianuzzi via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Jody Ianuzzi <thunderwalker321 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 09:02:50 -0700 (MST)
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Vet costs
>>
>> Oh Tracy,
>>
>> Your vet costs are out rages! I took Walker in for his annual check up
>> and his rabies and other vaccinations and it cost me $51! If he had had
>> a heartworm test it would've been $36 and if I were to buy a years
>> supply of Sentinel it would be $88.
>>
>> I shopped around and found an old country vet who still follows the old
>> model for charging his customers.
>>
>> It really does pay to shop around for that!
>>
>> JODY ??
>> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
>>
>> "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
>> DOCTOR WHO (Tom Baker)
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Feb 19, 2016, at 8:15 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I took Ben to the vet for his annual checkup yesterday. The old boy is
>>> doing just fine.
>>>
>>> It cost $950 for the checkup, a year's worth of Heartguard and
>>> Nexguard,
>>> plus a year of Nexguard for Krokus. Good thing I've got a good job, or
>>> I'd
>>> struggle to afford these guys.
>>>
>>> Didn't someone say they'd used an online prescription place that was
>>> less
>>> pricey? What was it, and how did it work out?
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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