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Non-anesthetic teeth cleaning parties are all the rage, for dog owners they are the new Tupperware parties. Instead of taking your dog to a sterile, cold and impersonal vet office, you can now have a hygienist come to your home and service your dog and his friends in comfortable and familiar surroundings.
Preventative and proactive care for our animals can ensure long and healthy lives, especially for our small dogs that have a propensity to live long lives. Starting with their teeth is an easy and comparatively inexpensive way to keep our dogs looking and feeling good while promoting a high quality of life. 
Dogs, just like their owners, need to have their teeth clean regularly starting at age 2 or 3 as the tartar and plaque become more visible. This is most evident by brown and yellow stained teeth and bad breath.
A few weekends ago Rufus and I hosted our LA DOXIES’ second annual non-anesthetic teeth cleaning party. In 6 hours, 14 dogs (12 dachshunds, 1 Chihuahua and 1 Greyhound) got their teeth cleaned and left the party looking better than they arrived. As the host I served light refreshments and it was great to gab with other dog owners, compare notes and experiences while the dogs played chase and entertained us.
By putting together a group, it allowed us to secure a group discount price per dog. The average price for the procedure is $120 at most places in the greater Los Angeles area, and depending on the number of participants, one can get a 10 to 30% discount.
Dog owners have two primary options for cleaning their dog’s teeth – non anesthetic or anesthetic. An anesthetic cleaning is where the dog is put under sedation and can propose certain risk to the dog especially as the dog gets older or if it has any preexisting health problems.
Dali, from Houndstooth’s Pet Teething Cleaning, says, “The most frequently quoted statistic for anesthetic complications is .3% which means that 3 out of every 1000 anesthetic procedures results in complications, including death.” Dali acknowledges that it can be difficult to get an accurate percentage, but the point is to go non-anesthetic when you can; it’s cheaper and proposes little to no risk to the dog.
If we have to get our dogs’ teeth clean every 6 to 12 months, why not make it a party. We can be there to support each other as our dogs undergo the 20-minute procedure and be there to cheer the good news of clean and healthy mouth or help when owners get news of fractured teeth.
If you're in Los Angeles, consider contacting Dali directly at n2healthy@juno.com or 818-592-0383. You can also watch videos of non-anesthetic dental cleaning at dogs4dogs.com.
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