My dog isn't chewing. Is it safe to sedate him twice in a month?

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My dog doesn't chew on his food for pass two day. if there something wrong his muscle inflame. The doctor require to sedate him and he got sedate two weeks ago due to ear infection. Is okay for him to get sedate once again in the same month and due to what issue he doesn't chew on his food

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Yes, it is no problem to sedate a dog for an exam twice within two weeks. There are several possibilities why a pet cannot chew properly: 1) dental problems, abscesses and ulcers in the mouth, gingivitis, oral melanoma and other tumors 2) myositis (inflammation of the muscles that assist chewing 3) paralysis or neuritis of the fascial and /or trigeminal nerves, 4) tumors in the muscle 5) infectious disease such as an infection by clostridium tetani.

My dog isn't chewing. Is it safe to sedate him twice in a month?

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