OUCH! I was holding a big dog once (actually straddling it while on top of the exam table). It threw it's head up and busted my lip open. I got beat up all the time! ~Lacey
In [email protected], Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lacey, > > No they didn't stay still. I'd hold 'em for the vet. > If it was a big dog 2 of us would hold. If it was a > loose one the vet would get it with the pliers and > they'd pull back and it'd be out. No holding > necessary. After the tooth came out they were usually > fine. > > Chris > > --- Lacey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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], kaaterwaul@ > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 3/31/2006 7:20:03 P.M. Central > > Standard Time, > > > campinnut@ 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chris & Bear > > Bears dogster page: > > www.dogster.com/?269839 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > " 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/
