How Much Could Cost Dog Teeth Cleaning?
My dog has horrible breath you can smell a mile away. Part of it is she has kidney failure, which I recognize causes foul breath. But she’s also 10 years old and never really had any dental care before. In the last few months, about the time her bad breath became noticeable, she developed nasty tartar on her teeth. She will probably have to be anesthesized to have her teeth cleaned. I understand at her age and health, there is a risk of death. How much should I expect to pay for this type of teeth cleaning?
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I rescued a Husky with the same problem & my vet only charged me $60.00. All vets probably charge a different amount so you’d have to ask your vet to be sure.
Depends on where you go, but considering her pre-existing condition and age I would choose carefully.
Between both my jobs, I would say expect to pay around $200. This will include the cleaning, anesthesia, IV fluids and pre-anesthetic blood work, and a fluoride treatment.
But if she needs extractions, this is what is going to drive up the cost. Depending on the tooth, it’s usually a $10-80 fee per tooth. This depends a lot on the vet, and the degree of difficulty to remove. Usually if they want to do extractions, they will also want to do dental x-rays, usually $10-20 a piece, They do these to check the state of the root, or post extraction to ensure all of the tooth was removed. If extractions are called for, they will also want to do pain medication (hopefully) and antibiotics (lets say around 40). That cost depends on her size. If she has deep periodontal pocketing (basically the gums start to detatch from the tooth, sometimes they will suggest Doxirobe. All and all the cost will vary depending on how bad her mouth is.
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To avoid anesthesia, look into this product. I use it and it does work. If it is just the bad breath and tartar it will work for you. You will also see a difference in gum inflammation and irritation. If she needs extractions, then only a vet under anesthesia is going to work. By the way, bad teeth and lead to kidney failure so the longer you allow the bacteria to remain in her mouth the harder it is on her kidneys. You can use the spray and just spray it directly in her mouth or use the gel and brush her teeth with it. I prefer using the spray, as my dogs are not very cooperative when it comes to actually brushing their teeth, but you would probably get faster results by the actual brushing.
since your dog is not well why stress her out by taking her to the vet and risk having her anesthesized. You can actually buy pet toothpaste ( my dogs have it) and using a very soft (childs) toothbrush give them a clean yourself.
There are also certain chew bones,and teats available which assist doggy breath.
You need to ask your vet – there can be a big difference in price between vets. The price will also depend on whether or not she needs extractions. And if she’s never had dental care, she probably will – that all adds to the cost.
At her age, the vet will need to do blood work before the surgery just to make sure anesthetic is safe for her. Your vet knows her and her history, they’ll take very good care of her while she’s under anesthetic.
It varies a lot by location and resistance of the dog itself. My GSD doesn’t care for it but doesn’t put up a fight either (just pouts for about 30 min afterward).
Anesthesia rates vary by the size of the dog and in my area is around $40-60 for my 90 lb GSD (though we don’t use it when cleaning his teeth and it varies by time they are going to be under). It sounds as though there are a lot of risks for your particular dog, and it could be a gradual thing, if you don’t want to risk her dying (which I would hope not). I was told to start out slowly by using your finger to massage the gums and get to where you can do this with relative ease, then get them use to the idea of a brush the same way.
If you do pay to have someone clean your dog’s teeth it ranges greatly between different grooming facilities and vet offices. My current vet facility charges $5 if the dog is not in for a procedure that knocks them out (then teeth cleaning and nail trims are free). The groomer I used to use, charged $10, but as I said it is based on how the dog is, and mine behaves himself. Between vet/grooming visits, I clean his teeth once a week at home with an enzymatic toothpaste and small headed, softer bristled tooth brush.
Talk to your vet about her current teeth issues, since you don’t want inability to eat due to no teeth to be added to her list of ailments.
Thankfully here in LA we have a couple of choices. First, there’s the "no anesthesia" method and I would look for that first due to your dogs age. Good groomers usually offer this service. Cost here is about $75.
Second option is to go to the vet. My vet charged about $250 when one of my Yorkies had to be put under for a cleaning…and an extraction.
A good vet will know how to properly anesthestize your pooch while minimizing the risks.
Your pooch will feel much better with clean teeth and clean breath!
Depends on the area in which you live as vet prices vary greatly.
Due to the age of your dog the vet should want to do some blood work first to make sure everything esle is ok before anestesing your pet.
If it is just a cleaning we pay about $100 for a large dog and if they need extractions it goes up about $25 per tooth or so.
I am in the midwest area.
It is worth the money you spend on the dog to have it done like this. It can prevent kidney fialure and body wide blood infections by having their teeth cleaned.