A 17-year-old dog had oral work

why is there a collar around him?

wonder what kind of anesthesia they use. They need to keep the animal hydrated before and after to support the kidneys and blood pressure.

My 18 year 11 month old dachshund is having major dental tomorrow. I’m loosing my mind in worry. She is 12 lbs. ❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕

I don´t think is about money; at list in some cases… My medium poodle Ricky, was 15 1/2 years old when he need a teeth extraction, but I decide not to take the risk of a anesthesya. After 14 years, a dog cannot suport a anesthesya so well, and may be a great risk of dying by simply not waking up from it any more… All the teeth Ricky loose after his 14´ was withouth a vet help; all his life he loved natural beef bones boiled 🙂 All the dog owners mast know that this is a natural way to solve this problem. My Ricky was strong and healthy all this years, eating beef meet bioled and not all this artificial dry food; of course, together with vegetables, cheese, fruits, nuts:) drinking little coffe with me every morning:) … What put him down was a tumore at one testicle, growing rapidly…he was 16 y.o. With his age, I refuse a operation because of a anesthesia risk. Vets gives him only two months more to live… and he live one more year! I took care of him till the end; and no metter how visibly his body condition slowly was deteriorating, he was trying his best to stay strong and fit; to hide the pain when I was arownd:( and to show me he is well and healthy… Even in his last moments(he died in my arms) he was trying to show me how strong he is…. Anaesthesia is a high risk for a senior dog! I do agree that withowth vets experimeting this, medicine cannot evoluate; but the owners mast be aware that the loving friend may not wake up from it any more. And asume the risk. I had one more year with my Ricky, because I refused a anaesthesia for a serious operation of a testicular cancer! He make it; we make it…. he proove me that I made the right decission not to operate him. When the end is near, whay not to stay as long as possible together?! I am writting this, because the vet who propose to operate and extirpate the testicular tumor, first informed me how much will cost me…money I mean; she forget to tell me that maybe he will never wake up from operation because of his age! I ask her this and she say…well it is a high posibillity not to… Hmmm… I knew it before, because now we can have informations and we can read. If I would listen to that vet, Ricky could have died during the operation. I beleive we win a year of life because refusing the operation! How strange this sounds… Vets mast inform the owners how dangerous may be a anaesthesia to a senior dog, before teling them how much will cost the operation! Me and Ricky …we win a year of life toghether! Money are not important… If you loose somebody you love; with all the money from this world you cannot bring it back! "The dog had 11 teeth extracted and survives the anaesthesia. He went home." Your description says a lot… sounds like a "braking news storry"! But, unfortunatly, this are isolated cases, with happy end. Most of them, they never wake up! And is vets duty to inform the owners about ! I wonder if you inform the owner about this risk previous proceeding anaesthesia? I wish you succes in preserving and giving lifes! Dogs are maybe the only true friends we have; please take good care of them! And this is what I would like to tell to all the vets: life is more impotant that money! Before calculating the costs….tell people what risks may come! Not all are informed. Greetings!