Dental Cleaning of a Dog - Badger Veterinary Hospital Janesville Wisconsin

[sportywolf]

ugly dogs

[xxcorpseflower]

No IV catheter? It's only a dental, but they're still undergoing anesthesia which means anything can happen.

[LittleMissMichigan]

Why is the dog breathing so violently?

[michellecleblanc]

@LittleMissMichigan Often if the anesthetic is too light they will breath heavily or twitch, it is safer to use as little anesthetic as needed and increase only small amounts if needed since too much anesthetic is dangerous. Once the correct dosage is found the dog rests easy. The animals aren't conscious it's just the reflexes aren't under control from anesthetic at too low a dose.

[Sabot46290]

Nice catch...I saw the needle cap almost go in the mouth! Although I do hear that this is SOP in most places, right?

[caitlinlyons]

What kind of training do you need to do this?

[Sabot46290]

@caitlinlyons You need to be a registered vet tech. It's a 2-year program at most schools that offer it.

[wildspanishrose]

@Sabot46290 You don't NEED to be registered, it just helps. I'm not registered, but I have a 4 year degree in a biology field. It all depends on the office.