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.
William and Catherine’s Anniversary Photo
