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Thank you so much. Yes I will be taking my girl to a vet dentist vs regular vet for this procedure to keep her as safe as possible. A 7 year old grey that I board just had a dental with no extraction and he almost died from a reaction to the anesthesia causing him to bleed excessively internally! So I have very few good dental stories personally to give me comfort.

So true!! Good one

Our corn kids are just trying to help feed the family with their constant grain production

Old thread but wanted to come here to say wow you really know your stuff! My girl needs a dental with extractions ASAP, she had to be under for another procedure one year ago and did ok but seemed to take 24 hours to seem normal again and wake up fully. She had half open eyes no blinking for HOURS at home recovering and it was scary. Seemed so out of it like not responsive so I did not give the second dose of butorphanol they sent us home with, so glad I didn’t. Im extremely hesitant to have this dental but she has a chunk of molar that broke off so I have little choice. Thank you!

Is butorphanol an opiate? I feel like my girl had a hard time waking up after anesthesia last year but she cracked a molar this week and will likely need a dental ASAP. Curious which drug caused her to take almost 24 hours to seem normal again so we can avoid it. Thank you!

Yep definitely a corn! For my girl, the smaller ones seemed to be deeper and more painful for her than the big ones. It was a constant affliction until the flexor tenotomy, which took me years to work up the courage to do for her. I’m sorry you have a corn baby also.

Oh thank you so much! ❤️

I guess a better question to ask is if anyone has a referral to a doctor or canine dentist in Atlanta area that you liked and trusted.

Hi all, My girl is 9 and has terrible teeth. Her brother almost died from a dental several years back (he aspirated during extubation, despite fasting, and was in ICU for a WEEK hanging on for dear life) so I swore I’d never do a dental again. But I just noticed last night my girl has a piece of molar missing near gum line so it looks like a dental surgery will now be absolutely necessary. What type of anesthesia for greyhounds are we in agreement on as the safest for this procedure? I am nervous bc of her age and my past experience. Thank you all.

Oh that sounds very reasonable! Thanks for the info.

That’s great! I’ve never had pet insurance but want to look at getting it for my girl. How much is Pets Best for both of yours, if I may ask? Thanks for the info!

I know this thread is old but I wanted to see if you still had the same pet insurance now? that is a remarkable amount they covered for the C treatments...

Haha yes I’ve seen and heard the drinkers cough! Not to mention the water that is coughed up 🤣 It’s different than that and only precipitated by slight movement after lying still for a while. It’s like an “old dog” hack sound.

Very interesting. Thank you, friend.

Hi sorry I missed your message. I think her current kibble is grain free bc they were out of the regular kind but I do give her bread bits and rice sometimes to supplement. Is grain free bad?

Ok thank you! Sorry, what is DCM?

Hmmm it almost sounds like the article is suggesting this blood test be the first step action, followed by X-ray and echo if needed. This is such great information! Thank you. 🙏

Oh, good to know! I would be so grateful to have a hound until age 14! ❤️

You know, that is a good theory!

Thank you for your input. I probably will just be on the safe side and do an X-ray and echo. She means THE WORLD to me so I will do everything possible for her. 💗 And thanks for the idea of that blood test, I don’t think that was part of the CBC she had done.

Haha!! But it’s weird bc she does the cough only at rest, not for food excitement (although she does LOVE food!)

Yay!! Wonderful to know, thanks so much. 😁

Haha!! I sure hope it is just saliva. That would be very much like her to give me such a scare and worrying only for it to be saliva, but I’ll gladly take it! Fingers crossed 🤞❤️ I was ready to go get chest X-rays for heart and lungs and get the cardiologist involved. Whew.

Oh thank you for the info. 💗Thankfully her respiratory rate seems normal and when I feel her heart beat it does seem to feel like a gallop sometimes to me, but the vet always says her heart sounds good so.... I was so curious if someone would watch this video and say, YES my hound does that too and it is _____. I saw a little dachshund video online with a similar cough and everyone jumped on saying CHF. Cue GreyMom paranoia!

Thank you! She’s been doing it intermittently for about a year with it increasing in frequency recently, hence my concern that it could be CHF related. Especially since she does it without food/water and at rest. Vet did mention her cough could be cardiac related and said we could book with the cardiologist to check even though she sounded ok with his stethoscope. Yes, warm climate in the south although it is still cold now. Her name is Siouxsie and she is the love of my life!!! 🥰