I cannot speak to any scenario other than what took place when I had Anethesia free cleaning on my dogs and cats in my home, and in this instance, the instuments were sterilized after each use. I know this because I was there the entire time.
Like Laura, I believe my vet bases his decisions on what is best for his client's pets. If he chooses to offer anesthesia free cleaning to his clients, it is because he feels that it poses fewer risks and offers a less invasive procedure. My vet practices in a very upscale area and very few of his clients are overly cost concsious. There are a few clients who are more price sensitive or who have large multiple pet households like myself, but my vet would never take a chance on a pet's health just to offer a less expensive service. The same is true of his partner. He offers this service because he believes it to be a viable alternative with fewer inherent risks for many, but not all, of his client's pets. There are risks associated with any medical procedure. These risks may go up or down based upon many variables such as the age and overall health of the pet, the conditons, the training and technique of the person preforming the proceedure, but risk cannot ever be eliminated entirely. The risks of any procedure SOAR anytime any time an animal (or human) must be put under general anethesia. Personally, I am far more comfortable with having my dogs teeth cleaned without their being subjected to anesthesia. Of course, everyone is entitled to use the method that best suits their own comfort level. All the best, Susan V. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Steph's post points out my concern about sterilization. The instruments >used by people traveling around cleaning dogs teeth cannot have been >sterilized in between. Not something I would chance. Yes, some vets make >decisions based on money. Not all of them do and if I believed that my vet >did I would change vets. I believe she has best interest of my dogs at >heart. >Laura Ottinger _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
