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What is staging in veterinary dentistry and why will we be doing it?
As teeth cleaning, teeth x-rays and subsequent surgical treatments all require anesthesia, we all want to do this in the safest way for our patients and your pets! Safety already includes checking kidney, liver and other organ function prior to the day of the procedure, pre-medications to reduce stress and the amount of anesthetics needed, local anesthesia, careful monitoring of blood pressure, heart and breathing rhythms and oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations througho

Sleepy Dog Veterinary
Mar 9


What are pre-medications, and why do we use them prior to some veterinary visits?
Pre-medications are medicines we use, often the night before and the morning of, some of our veterinary visits. They are often used to keep a pet comfortable and calm to promote a fear free visit! Gone are the days of wrangling your dog or cat to trim their nails or take an x-ray! This is not good for pets or good for people. It makes all of our anxiety high and can even influence some diagnostic tests like urine and blood samples and blood pressure. It takes longer and m

Sleepy Dog Veterinary
Oct 24, 2025


Tick Season is Here!
It is time to protect our pets from fleas and ticks. There are many different types of diseases that can be transmitted by ticks and...

Sleepy Dog Veterinary
Jun 13, 2025
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