Posts Tagged ‘July’

Dog Days of Summer Series: Your Pet’s Oral Care Plan

Posted by Elizabeth Schuler on July 7th, 2010 under Dog Days of Summer, Pet Oral Health Care
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The last thing responsible pet parents want to worry about during the summer is their pet’s health. That’s why they take precautions to make sure their pet is up-to-date on parasite prevention medication and vaccinations, and has current ID tags and all the pet supplies for the prime vacation season. However, pet parents frequently take [...]

Taking the Fear Out of Anesthesia

Posted by Jan Bellows on July 8th, 2009 under Insight from Dr. Jan Bellows, DVM
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Although anesthesia will never be 100% risk-free, modern anesthetic and patient evaluation techniques used in veterinary hospitals minimize the risks, and tens of thousands dental scaling procedures and evaluations are safely performed each year in veterinary hospitals.
Most of the tooth’s surface lies below the gum line.  Anesthesia is necessary to properly immobilize the cat or [...]