My dog has bad tartar. Is dental cleaning anesthesia worth the risk?

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My 11yo 5.5kg male Maltese, has lots of tartar on his molars. He's healthy, but we can't decide whether to leave it be or have it cleaned by a vet which will require anesthesia. Problem is we live in a place in Indonesia where animal healthcare is not exactly trustworthy, so we are extremely worried of complications (like death) that could come from anesthesia even though blood test shows nothing alerting. What should we do? Is the risk worth it or should we just leave the tartar be? Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Male | unneutered | 10 years and 9 months old | 8.5 lbs

Tomasz Wnuk · Accepted Answer

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. This degree of tartar build up is definitely causing gingivitis, chronic infection and pain as well as halitosis and risk that the teeth will fall out very soon. The tartar definitely should be removed for health reasons. Please, try and find a vet that can provide safe, gas anaesthesia. If the anaesthesia is done by an experienced vet, the risk of complications is relatively low.

My dog has bad tartar. Is dental cleaning anesthesia worth the risk?

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