How Much Does It Cost You?

This is in reference to the prior post on getting my teeth cleaned. For the complete story, see this link. My mom still has to help work with my pictures, but here are some of them.

Here I am waiting at the vet's office:

Here is the "BEFORE" photo. Notice all the stains and the receeding red gums. If you look at my lower "fang", you will see my gums don't even look red... they almost look light purple!! Not too healthy, huh? My mom still has to take a picture of the "AFTER" when my teeth are pearly white!


Some dogs seem to think 300-500 greenies is the normal cost for a dental cleaning, but others think it is overpriced. Here is the breakdown so you know what it cost at my vet office, then you can compare kibble to kibble and not kibble to biscuits.

Description	Quantity	Total
Anesthesia - iso 1st 15 min	1.0	$80.50
Anesthesia - iso addtnl 15 min	2.00	145.00
Dental clean, polish per 15 min	3.00	150.00
Hospital care - level 1	1.00	16.50
Injection	1.00	37.50
	Subtotal	429.50
	Discount 20%	85.90
	TOTAL	343.60

Oh, a normal vet appointment just to see the vet costs $42.25. What does your vet charge for an office visit and dental cleaning? I betcha my vet charges more greenies! I wonder if it's a California thing. My other vet who I sometimes see charges $45.



*All prices are listed in US Dollars.

My Secretary is TOO busy!

I have had a lot to say these past 2 weeks, but my secretary has not been available to help me with my bloggy when I dictate to her. She says she has been too busy with paperwork! Oh fiddle-dee-sticks! I say just eat the paper! Today she has reserved her lunch hour to help me type the words into my bloggy, so I am taking advantage of it, but she has not downloaded my photos for me to show you yet.

If you don't have time to read all my text (because I have a lot to say, ya know?), you can just scroll down to see the old pic I posted, plus some of my Oregon friends in their new ribbon necklaces.

>>My Teeth

Sooooo, last Thurday I went to see the vet. Vet appointments are never fun, as you all know, right? If you enjoy going to the vet, please be sure to let me know so we are aware of how odd and weird you are. This appointment was to get my teeth cleaned! I have never had my teeth cleaned before and I am 7 years old, but mom says I have a lot of dirt stuck in my teeth and my gums are always very red.

She had kept putting off the teeth cleaning, but finally the day arrived. Prior to this, she wasn’t sure if she wanted to vet to use ACE. ACE is a relaxant which is used in conjunction with anesthesia. The more ACE used, the less anesthesia is used. The less ACE used, the more anesthesia. The reason why mom was so hesitant to have ACE used on me is because my breeder said ACE should not be used on Eskies, and white dogs in general, and I am a white dog says my mom. The breeder had a very bad experience with ACE on one of her dogs who is a direct relative of mine.

My mom did some research but could not find anything to support what my breeder said. The only thing she could find is that boxers should not be given ACE. But, my breeder is a reputable breeder so my mom did not know what to tell the vet regarding ACE. My parents were very confused.

In the end, my teeth got cleaned, and I was not given ACE. The vet tech said I didn’t need it… whatever that meant. My mom was so excited to see me that she forgot to ask the vet tech for more info. And my teeth are sparkling white! I survived the cleaning, plus my teeth are actually in good shape still. Okay, so I do have one loose tooth, but the vet tech said it will probably solidify in place in a couple days after the cleaning. Yeah, I do have red gums still, but mom bought an oil based CET oral hygiene rinse from the vet which is supposed to help with the cleaning. She also wants to get me CET dental chews with enzymes and is looking for a good deal on the internet, or another dog chew that also has peroxide or enzymes.

My mom was quoted the cost would be between 400 to 500 greenies! She even called another vet to see if this was normal, and their quote was in the same ballpark. Wowie Zowie, that sure is a LOT! In the end it cost about 340 greenies. (ya gotta consider my teeth were super dirty and stained and yucky) What does it cost in your part of the country? Oh yea, I was under anesthesia for 41 minutes! They said that is considered normal. Seems like a long time for me!

I’m just happy my teeth ordeal is over, for now at least.

>>Toilet Incident

To keep you entertained, and because my mom didn't help me download my recent pics, here is a funny old one. The pink thing is a toy porcupine. This happened when I was about 1 year old! I wonder who put the porcupine in the toilet?

>>New Ribbons

And, these two pics are of our friends in Oregon. Aren't their ribbon necklaces cute!!?

This is Shasta and Gypsea. They are sisters:

And this is Taz and Kodi: Kodi seems to be all ribbon and head, hee, hee !