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The vet looked at Josie's teeth only about a month ago but I noticed she hasn't been as enthusiastic about her meals so I had a look tonight and one of her side teeth look awful :( I'm guessing it may have to be removed but it's going to be a tight squeeze as I'm paying off a few big bills at the moment. Can anyone give me an idea of how much I would need to budget for a tooth removal and to get the rest cleaned since she's there anyway? I'm going to talk to my mum and see if she'll lend me the money as I'd rather not have to put it on the credit card if I can help it

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Really depends on the vet, prices can vary considerably depending on location of the vet.

Also depends on how difficult and how many teeth need to be removed

As a range id say between $300 for a simple extraction and scale and polish to up to $800 for multiple difficult extractions

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The vet I use charges exactly like this,

Dental consumable? $33.00,

Dental nerve block $35.00 ,

Dental scale and Polish $162.00 ,

Teeth extraction per minute $30.00

I'm not sure what a Dental consumable is that's worth $33.00 but my dog had a teeth clean and a tooth out and it was $135 just to have the tooth out. Like 4 and a bit minutes!

editing in late; All up it cost me $365 and was one tooth out.

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How old is she?

Argo my old rescue rottie (may he meet me at the rainbow bridge) had teeth pulled cost $800 but there was a problem with the root removal (tooth virtual sideways and root caught on another tooth he didn't have many teeth so I wanted to save all he had) hence the extra cost

Mabey the vet will let you work it off (clean kennels ect up?)

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I paid $230 for a dental clean and scale on my cavalier on Monday. This price included general anesthetic,clean and scale, IV fluids and an antibiotic injection. No teeth needed to be removed but the vet quoted $25 for an easy front tooth up to $99 for one at the very back of the mouth.

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Not that I know of, it looks like it's gone bad right near the gum line so maybe it wasn't obvious when the vet looked. I did say then that I'd think about getting her teeth cleaned soon and now I wish I'd done it earlier :( The vet said they were OK but needed to be done fairly soon so they aren't atrocious or anything.

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My old dog had to have his teeth cleaned, under anaesthetic, and then they found 2 teeth (back ones) needed removal.

Ended up around $500 as he needed pre-anaesthetic bloods, bag of fluid ($70! :eek:) antibiotics and pain relief. His teeth were really awful though, so it was a longer job. And he stayed in overnight as they didn't do him till later in the day, and this was at Lort Smith where they are cheaper.

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Thats sort of what happened to my dog, all was good, I check her teeth regularly, then I noticed her breath started stinking, looked in her mouth her back tooth was cracked like a bit sheared off up into the gum line the consensus was it probably happened on a hard marrow bone I gave her the way a bit was sheared off the side. She only gets soft briskets now.

The tooth went bad very fast, really green.

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Slightly OT. (Hope you don't mind Kelpiecuddles!)

Smudge my kelpie X 7 month old pup has a gairly large over bite and a very maloccluded lower left canine. (which will be coming out when she is desexed.) :(

Any ideas how much this will cost? Obviously being a major tooth with large root system it is not going to be cheap.

Also has anyone had a young dog with a removed canine? Do they cope ok? Have trouble picking stuff up? Further teeth problems?

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Slightly OT. (Hope you don't mind Kelpiecuddles!)

Smudge my kelpie X 7 month old pup has a gairly large over bite and a very maloccluded lower left canine. (which will be coming out when she is desexed.) :(

Any ideas how much this will cost? Obviously being a major tooth with large root system it is not going to be cheap.

Also has anyone had a young dog with a removed canine? Do they cope ok? Have trouble picking stuff up? Further teeth problems?

It might be worth getting a referral to see a veterinary dentist to see if there are any options that are not extraction, such as crown reduction or orthodontic work.

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Slightly OT. (Hope you don't mind Kelpiecuddles!)

Smudge my kelpie X 7 month old pup has a gairly large over bite and a very maloccluded lower left canine. (which will be coming out when she is desexed.) :(

Any ideas how much this will cost? Obviously being a major tooth with large root system it is not going to be cheap.

Also has anyone had a young dog with a removed canine? Do they cope ok? Have trouble picking stuff up? Further teeth problems?

It might be worth getting a referral to see a veterinary dentist to see if there are any options that are not extraction, such as crown reduction or orthodontic work.

Agree. Removing a canine in a young dog can lead to jaw problems. I have a friend whose dog has had a plate for a similar problem. Was around $2000 I think.

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:eek: goodness!

A referral sounds like a good idea. I wouldn't worry too much normally but the tooth is pushing into the gum on the inside of her upper canine. It doesn't seem to bother her but it looks (to me) owie! And that it will cause problems later.

I have been worrying about having it removed though, being such a major tooth. The local vet was a bit apprehensive about taking it out and took her out the back to consult with another vet, who conferred that it was better to come out. Obviously they don't have access to all the fandangled dentistry stuff a specialist would have though.

I am in Orange nsw, so there isn't any local veterinary dentistry locally (that I know of) is there anyone you would recommend? My happy to travel. Maybe somewhere in Sydney or Canberra?

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