Comments on Are You Allowing the Dangerous Animal Dental Mistake?

My cat had dental surgery & antibiotics...also a cyst removed.
Can I give my cat colostrum...the Vet says no...but I feel it could
help with recovery...

When I was in a car accident, I was given prescriptions for antibiotics and pain killers, blah blah blah. The ER doctor stressed that I HAD to take the antibiotic (Keflex?) I had had 14 stitches on my forehead. Not believing in taking antibiotics prophylactically, I didn’t. I filled the Rx in case it did show signs of infection- which it never did. I used the topical they gave me for a couple of days and then switched to calendula gel and aloe.

Only thing that hurt were my bruises and the only thing I took was Arnica. Healed beautifully.

Getting the right antibiotics is what matters.My dachshund got her teeth worked on in January and was sent home with amoxicillin.Skip forward to March and I got my first job so I decided to take my dachshund to a more advanced vet who did blood testing,cb testing,physical testing,and so fourth.I found out she had a dental infection even though she just had her teeth worked on.I thought her breath smelled really bad for just getting them worked on.He put her on clavmax and it cleared right up.I think amoxicillin must not work to great for dogs.

My 14-year-old Shih Tzu had dental cleaning they removed two infected teeth. The day I took her home after the cleaning and extraction in the car pulling out of the veterinarian Parkway she had a seizure it’s two weeks later And since then has had seven seizures. The veterinarian claims it has nothing to do with the anesthesia. My Sophie had never in 14 years had a seizure. So dental work on the anesthesia in our dogs is a very dangerous drug

Hello, my 2 year old German shepherd went in to be neutered today. While the Vets conducted the initial exam they noticed his front right canine tooth was broken. They said there wasn't really anything we could do to fix the damage as it looked to be a week old and it could cause infection. They extracted the tooth and stitched him up. How do I go about his recovery for an extracted tooth? Also if they give me antibiotics where do those stand since he will also be healing from his neutering? Any info would be greatly appreciated!

You will not ever get your pet's teeth cleaned if like me you had a good friend who had his dog's teeth cleaned and a week later the dog was DEAD!! No antibiotics given and the vet confirmed it was the heart valves. The dog was healthy middle aged and not obese. Save all the BS homeopathic crap for yourself and not for your dog. Animals should not be experimented on for your own self-serving interests. I am appalled that anyone would use witch doctor tactics on an innocent animal. You all are all probably child anti-vaxxers also and endanger all the rest of us.

Hi I just took Starbuck my 12 year old cockerpoo to get teeth cleaned and a tumor removed from his eye lid.

I was shocked at how messy and lethargic he looked. I gave him the first round of antibiotic drops but noticed he gave off a strange odor.
I am worried that hes moving sloppy, and feel dreadful that I gave him the drops now. The other eye looks bloodshot too.

I gave him some probiotic before and after the drops. I hope I didn’t do too much damage. I hope he doesn’t get a yeasty body now.

Hello, My female Jack Russell "Roxy" is 14 yrs and had a swollen jaw over night. My vet dx her with periodontal disease and found an abscess and multiple rotten teeth that need to be extracted. Roxy had oral surgery on 11-19-18 with multiple tooth extractions. For pain control we decided on a fentanyl patch because roxy can seek out any pill that is disguised in food and discard it. The next morning she was coughing so vet did a chest X-ray and found fluid in her lungs and an enlarged heart. The X-ray also showed her prior collapsed trachea. I chose the fentanyl patch so I wouldn't have to try and get pills down her, needless to say she was dickered with Meloxicam anti inflammatory, Furosemide diarectic and Vetmedin for congestive heart failure. Before Roxy went in for surgery she wasn't ill at all, now she has stopped eating is vomiting and lethargic. I'm very worried about her condition. Please give me some suggestions? Thanks

Hi. My dog is 11 years old, pretty healthy and fit, always running around, still has a lot of energy. The only problem with him is the teeth really. The last few years he has had a few bad teeth. A few front bottom teeth have already fallen off and healed already. There is a top on that has been bad and loose for about 3 years. It looks like it will fall off soon. His breath smells rotten probably from infection or whatever. Basically he has a top loose tooth, another top tooth right before the canine that is slightly loose with receding gum and receding gum as well on the bottom canine tooth and there is a slight brown mark on it too, I'm guessing it might be a dead tooth for years now from injury.

I clean all his teeth everyday with a cotton ball, just to wipe off yucky stuff or food. I know that doesnt help much but I like to think it does. I know all the bad stuff is under the gum. I also use tropiclean gel and water additive. Not sure if it helps but I'll still use them. I think it helps someway. I still give him bones once a while to clean the back teeth (molars) which are fine.

Now of course most people would take him to the vet to get a teeth cleaning and antibiotics etc but I am way too scared to put him to sleep. I just hear too many bad stories, even in the comment section here that their dogs arent the same after the extractions/teeth cleaning. I feel like perhaps I should just leave it unless I see an emergency. He eats, drinks, plays and seems to be very happy everyday. It's just those teeth/gums/bad breath. Someone keeps telling me to just go to the vet and get him on antibiotics to kill the infection, even if I dont want teeth cleaning/extractions. I just can't bring myself to take him to the vet and put him to sleep when he is happy and fine the way he is now. The only thing that worried me was the "infection can get into the bloodstream" blah blah thing. I know what the vet will say if I took him there (which costs money anyway just for a visit). They will just tell me he needs extractions, antibiotics and that's that.

What are your thoughts?

I have a question about UTI and treatment that actually works. Since she was around 12, she has gotten UTI fairly frequently. She pees normal at the beginning of our walk but towards the end of the walk, she is still wanting to pee with dribbles coming out. Towards the end I see droplets of blood. In the past Vets would give clavamox for 2 weeks. I hate doing this because it affects her beneficial bacteria like mentioned on this site. She also gets yeast infection on her whole body usually after no matter how much probiotics I give her every day. I've noticed that she probably has UTI again. I don't want to do the clavamox again because clearly it just keeps coming back. I've tried tinkle tonics, apple cider vinegar, bladder supplements, cranberry extract capsules, goats yogurt. I'm not seeing much change and I'm wondering if these holistic ways I mentioned isn't strong enough. Please help me. Thank you.

Dr. Falconer,
Ive been on the internet for months researching root tooth abscess and extractions and almost all that I've seen say the same thing the vets I've been to say.
My 13 year old shepherd mix was gnawing on a raw bone marrow (was probably too small) and an hour later, she had swelling in her left cheek. Vet said tooth root abscess and told me the only way is to extract her tooth and sent me home with antibiotics and carprofen. I avoid antibiotics and pain meds like the plaque so I didn't give her any. In 2-3 days swelling went a way. I was told and read that it was a matter of time the swelling would return without the extraction. I went to a board certified dentist and he said the same. He said her gums look a bit swollen still and he would remove some other cracked and dead teeth he saw during the exam. I even spoke to her internist and she too said it needs to be done and that she was healthy enough to get it done. I did scheduled for her surgery mid Oct, she hasn't had any issues with her mouth. She eats like normal and no swelling. She doesn't have periodontal disease (no bad breath). My dog is arthritic and we manage it with many natural supplements. I almost lost her from an unexpected autoimmune disease last year and after a long and difficult recovery, she is well. She is however frail from losing a lot of muscle mass from the 6 months of prednisone. We get blood work done very frequently and all have been clean (some times slight elevation of liver enzyme). I give her all her vitamins and colostrum daily, especially because I think she shows signs of mild UTI and mild yeast infection from time to time. I will probably try this Transfer Factor because no matter what I give her, I don't think her immune system is what it used to be.
My question is, is a tooth extraction necessary when they suspect an abscess even though swelling is gone and she has no issues eating and swelling hasn't returned for 2 months.
Like everyone I worry about putting her in pain and anesthesia scares me.
Her surgery is scheduled and I do plan to get a full blood work done this week. I too question the truth about infection spreading in to the blood stream.
I'm hoping you can give me some advice.
This might help your readers but I used to give her raw bone marrow to gnaw on (I wont be doing that anymore) but it did help with keeping her teeth clean. I've also been using a product called plaque off and it remove plaque like a dream!
Thank you.

My 10 told jack Russell mix had many extractions, all healed well. BUT he hasn't been the same since! One of the extractions was upper right back molar. Since removal his right eye is droopy, his right pupil is non reactive, he eats very carefully and is picky with snacks. He is reserved, wont play with the other dogs or is. Basically a different dog. Vet says unlikely to be related to extractions. I question, why was he fine when I dropped him off?! Fast forward 4 months, They say could be an underlying issue and want MRI, spinal tap and antibiotics. I say no way. Any ideas?

Hi, my 14 y/o jack Russell just had some bad teeth pulled. It’s actually my girlfriends dog and she brought her to the vet. Surgery went smooth but she had to give her antibiotics daily for I want to say a week after. I just found your article(albeit to late maybe) while looking for help on what’s become a very bad cough that’s developed afterward. She would cough once in awhile previous but not this bad. In fact, we thought the previous cough was from the bad teeth which led us to bringing her for surgery. Well, currently we are trying to find more natural remedies that might aid this if you have any suggestions? Could it be recovery symptoms or caused from taking the antibiotics? Last night she was coughing so loud and also threw up a bit in the middle of the night. Comes and goes but nighttime was bad.
Thanks,
Shane

My 12 yr. old standard poodle girl is scheduled in a couple of days for a dental and to remove a couple of sebaceous cysts that aren't healing. She has a stage 3 heart murmur and the vet recommended antibiotics started a couple days before. I went ahead and got them against my better judgement because of the heart murmur. I have to admit I'm a little nervous about the whole thing.I'm thinking of postponing it a week and getting her started on some TF and a good probiotic. She's previously been on just a colostrum product but has been off about a month. She also eats yogurt and kefir for the probiotic benefit.So after reading this I won't be giving the antibiotics...but I won't refuse a little extra reassurance. :)

I would love some advice on fleas and ticks, I must have spent over $1000 last summer trying to control fleas and ticks with natural products (Wondercide). We even had baby ticks in the house, I was spraying my dog everytime we went outside but to no avail. Finally had to have the yard and house sprayed several times because they were even getting on us. It was awful, would appreciate help.
Linda

We just had one of our cats teeth done and they removed the two back molars. They gave us the option of Clavamox or Cefovecin injection. We opted for the injection thinking it would be better than putting the Clavamox through the digestive tract and killing the gut flora. What's your opinion on the injectable antibiotics?
We appreciate all your help and wonderful information. Thank you!

Hello Dr. Falconer - I am generally very against antibiotics and give my dog high quality probiotics among other supplements. I am planning to take my 5 yr boxer in for dental xrays and likely some gingivectomy, due to starting to have difficulty chewing / avoids chewing, etc. (Fed a primarily raw diet with some dehydrated.) I also have a concern there could be some decay/infection due to the gum overgrowth, so may also have extractions of any problem teeth. I normally would avoid gingivectomy unless truly necessary and realize it likely will regrow. I will also work with my homeopathic vet to see what remedies may help with immune system imbalance. My question is, if both scalpel gingivectomy and extractions are done, would you still recommend no antibiotics? Just watch closely and start giving if an infection occurs? Transfer Factors sounds good. Also, any recommendation for pain med substitutes? Or is what the traditional vet might give be ok? Thank you for creating Vital Animal!

Will Falconer,
Hi,
I am so grateful to have found this website. I have an almost 15-year-old Rottweiler named Tarzan. He does not get around as well as he used to, his mom (me) helps him to get up, but once he is up he walks around and sniffs the grass and flowers and such.
He does have lumps throughout his body, last time he was taken to a vet I was told they were non-malignant .
Besides his mobility, he really does not seem to be in any sort of pain, or under any distress. He gets bored, and misses his mom when I have to go to work, but otherwise seems to be a very happy big guy .
I stopped taking him to the vet some years ago when I opened my eyes to the fact that, just like people doctors, they're not interested in healing us, they are interested in profit.
Tarzan has just recently had a bout with a bone, and one of his molars has become loose and a snaggletooth.
The tooth seems to be disconnected from the bone, and simply attached to the gum still… Somewhat hard to tell.
Tarzan is too old to have anesthesia, and he does not appreciate a cold vets office in the least.
I am not sure if I need to have the tooth pulled, or if perhaps this is something that can work itself out with more chewing and time. It does not seem to be infected, but of course that is my main worry. It does not seem to bother him all that much -except during feeding time, so I have learned to soak his food with hot water and make it soft, this seems to make feeding easier on him.
I worry to take him to the vet because I know that they will say he is old, don't want to risk infection, and they will want to put him on antbiotics, or other meds that would negatively impact his senior citizen organ functions. I am against all these conventional poisons they push down our throat.
He has been without vaccines for some years now, and he seems to be a very healthy boy other than this tooth, and the inevitable process of what old age naturally brings.
He is my baby, and he is my world.
Any advice you can give would be so greatly appreciated. Do I need to rush to the vet, or is there something I can do myself? Can I wiggled the tooth out myself? I am worried sick with this, and struggle to know if I am hurting him more by not taking him to a vet. Please help me with any advice or information.
Thank you.

Would you suggest elderly FIV cats that have yellow teeth and gum disease should forego antibiotics post-dental surgery as well?

Question about Chia dosage. Are your recommended chia dosages for the raw seeds or after it's been made into a gruel? I already use it for myself, dog and horse, but it sounds like we could up our does. Many thanks for all you do!