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By: Edie

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Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:21:48 +0000

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By: karen

karen — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:17:52 +0000

For a long time, I didn’t recognize the importance of getting my pets’ teeth cleaned. But then I realized… aside from the systemic problems dental infections can cause, they can be downright painful.

Now I look at pet dentals the same way I think about high-quality food — expensive in the short-run but pays for itself in the long-run.

Kudos for taking Frankie in for a dental!

By: Clare

Clare — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:47:39 +0000

Whew! Thanks.

By: Edie

Edie — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:14:59 +0000

Actually, I just checked, and discovered that nail trimming causes discomfort in walking that can be mistaken for arthritis (which of course Archie has). Can’t hurt to trim his nails, though; it might help him walk. No guilt!

By: Clare

Clare — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:41:55 +0000

Nail trimming prevents arthritis?? Okay, now I’ve entered the guilt-encumbered zone. Haven’t kept up with that so much this last year. Archie has arthritis. But in my defense, he is about 16 years old…. Off to the vet tomorrow morning, whether he likes it or not!

By: Edie

Edie — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:58:23 +0000

Good on you for adopting a dog with costly dental problems. There’s surely a reincarnation bonus reserved for that.

And yes, you’re correct about BARF. It also reverses global warming.

By: Eric Goebelbecker

Eric Goebelbecker — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:59:38 +0000

When I adopted Buddha he had terrible teeth. A few were broken and had to be removed, then very quickly 2 abscesses acted up, one after the other and he suffered terribly. We were already brushing the other 2 dogs regularly (and were desensitizing poor Buddha too it) but after those experiences it seemed even more urgent.

As for BARF, I hear it also guarantees wealth, good luck, and freedom from the heartbreak of psoriasis, but that could just be hyperbole.