A while back I took my dog to the vets to get a lump checked: thankfully was nothing to worry about. I asked the vet at the time to look at her teeth as I’d heard that there were ways to clean a dogs teeth without anaesthetising them, ultrasound or water and did they provide that service. He said her teeth were fine and he’d never heard of ultrasound cleaning. I did look into finding somewhere that did it but didn’t get round to doing it. I do use plaque off and she has a fish stick every day that is supposed to remove plaque. Fast forward a few months and when she had her booster the very same vet said her teeth would need cleaning under general anaesthetic in a couple of years time. No mention of things I could do to improve her teeth eg toothpaste etc. I was bit taken aback especially as he warned me that it would cost several hundred pounds. Now, a friend of mine had to have dental work done on both of her dogs when they got older as they both developed abscesses so I know it can be a problem and better not to leave it till they’re elderly. The vets has just become part of a large concern, as most vets are these day. I just felt suspicious that it was just a bit of a money earner for vets and couldn’t understand why he’d given me no advice on improving her teeth and why her teeth were ok a few months ago but suddenly seem to be problematic. Has anyone had tooth cleaning done at a groomers and, if so did it help? Whippets are prone to developing plaque. I know a lot of people that give their dogs raw frozen chicken wings to clean their teeth but I’m very wary of bones even if uncooked. I do wish my vets was still the same small concern that it used to be where you saw the same vet for years.
respite from England football team this coming early Monday morning?
