Helpful Suggestion

I forgot to mention in my last post and probably in previous posts that whenever Stella (or our other pets) has any kind of procedure where she will be anesthetized we always ask the vet (if our regular vet is the one performing the procedure, not a specialist) to go ahead and clean and/or scale Stella's teeth.  This is what we did today with Stella's skin tag(s) surgery and with past procedures she has had at the regular vet's office. 

You may as well kill two birds with one stone and then your pet won't need additional anesthesia at some other point.  This of course will make your bill higher but, if your dog has teeth like ours do, they're going to need to have them done periodically.  So the bill will come anyway but you can save your pet from another anesthesia dose.  Having pets under anesthesia, especially brachycephalic dogs (those with pushed in faces), can be dangerous so the less times the better.

Incidentally, if you have a Pug you KNOW how hard it can be to cut their nails.  This would be my Baby Girl's ONE flaw!!  We always ask the vet and the techs to do this at any visit but, again, if they're going under anesthesia anyway we always ask them to throw in a pet-i-cure....ha ha.



Oh, and one more thing, did I ever mention how we care for Stella & Betty's teeth?  We use a product called PetzLife.  It is a gel that is rubbed on their teeth; we apply it with our finger while wearing a rubber glove.  The gel also encourages them to lick their teeth more which aids in the cleaning.  We have been using this product for about 2 years now and have been very happy with the results - it has slowed the tartar build-up a lot.  It comes in mint flavor which would be pleasant for us (to smell) and a salmon oil flavor which of course dogs would prefer.  We buy the salmon oil flavor; smells like minty salmon - sounds gross, I know, but the smell surprisingly does not linger on their breath or end up on their bedding or toys. 

Anyhoo, just thought I'd mention it.

*We are not affiliated with PetzLife or their products in any way nor have we been paid or asked to review the product(s).  We were never offered free samples or contacted by the PetzLife company at any time.  Product mentioned above was purchased with our own money and the expressed statements are our own unbiased and unpaid personal opinion.