Periodically I’d like to update you on some patients we’ve talked about in previous posts. Dutchess, the older dog with gum disease and two lumps that needed removal (original post here) arrived for her procedures today. As we were performing two soft tissue surgeries and dental prophylaxis all in the same day we needed extra [...]
Without a doubt the feel-good story of the week at our hospital happened today. We were dismissing Lucy, an 11-year-old Beagle who had a dental scaling and polishing today. Her owner and I sat down to discuss a procedure she will need later because of having lost both upper canine teeth. Actually, he sat down [...]
Here is a real-life example of what can (and did) happen when fear of anesthesia causes a pet owner to delay important needed care. Dutchess came to our hospital in October, 2008, for a routine vaccination visit. We had previously diagnosed cataracts in both eyes, a heart murmur in her chest, a growth that needed [...]
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