Did the dogs actually lay still for this? I've never done a dental or seen one done where the dog wasn't totally out. But none of the vets I worked for were specialized "doggie dentists" either. ~Lacey
In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/31/2006 7:20:03 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > They > can be pulled without anesthesia (especially if they are loose). In > the olden days when I worked for a vet as a kid they did. > > > When I was a vet tech (100 yrs ago) I worked for a clinic with 3 excellent > vets. It was like each one of them was extremely good in a certain area. > They really complimented each other. ANYWAYS!! One of the vet's would do > dentals and pull teeth on dogs without using anesthesia. These were almost > always pretty old dogs that anesthesia would be a risk with. > He would sit on the floor with the dog in his lap and be scaling away at the > teeth.=) I cannot remember that far back though if some kind of local or > painkiller was being used when he did this. It may depend with Connie's Tiki > on how long the roots on those fangs are I guess. > > katie > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
