[NAGDU] re teeth cleaning

Mon Feb 22 20:23:29 UTC 2016

I’m posting this article as another side to your discussion. I’m not pro-sedation, either, but I prefer to be well-informed of all sides first before making a decision. I post this here in that endeavor to help you be the most informed that you can be before you make your decision on whether to do non-sedation dental scaling vs. sedated cleaning. The decision is yours, and I would not judge you either way as long as you are well-informed of all sides of the issue. You have to do what is best for your pet.

http://avdc.org/AFD/what-is-an-anesthesia-free-dental-cleaning/

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> On Feb 22, 2016, at 2:46 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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>
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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