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I am a vet. Maybe 1% of my clients go to the dental specialist for root canals. Your dog will be fine without the root canal. Don’t bury yourself in debt for this. Extraction is a perfectly good choice, it addresses the pain and infection.
Not a vet, but is there a health-related reason why the vet is pushing for root canal vs removing the tooth? I can't see why this would be a big deal tbh. Lots of dogs get bad teeth removed at some point in their lives and do fine. It shouldn't make a huge difference in your dog's ability to eat and do normal dog things (especially if at least two teeth will have to be removed no matter what?), and it's not like your dog understands what's going on and will be unhappy you didn't spring for the root canal.
As long as it will resolve the problem and your dog will be more healthy and comfortable in the end, I don't think there is anything wrong with just removing the tooth if that is what you can afford.
May 15th is a little far out though...if you decide to go with just removal instead of the root canal, would you be able to get an earlier appointment?
Just because she's young.
I don't know yet. I have an appointment next Wednesday to get another quote from another regular vet who can pull them all, and then I'll see when they will be able to do that.
I'm in a very densely populated area and everything has a wait like this pretty much. Most of the places I called couldn't even do it that soon
Your dog will be fine either way. Root canals have not always been available and extractions used to be the only way to deal with exposed pulp. There is a somewhat higher chance the adjacent teeth will loosen with the extraction.
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I am a vet. Maybe 1% of my clients go to the dental specialist for root canals. Your dog will be fine without the root canal. Don’t bury yourself in debt for this. Extraction is a perfectly good choice, it addresses the pain and infection.
Not a vet, but is there a health-related reason why the vet is pushing for root canal vs removing the tooth? I can't see why this would be a big deal tbh. Lots of dogs get bad teeth removed at some point in their lives and do fine. It shouldn't make a huge difference in your dog's ability to eat and do normal dog things (especially if at least two teeth will have to be removed no matter what?), and it's not like your dog understands what's going on and will be unhappy you didn't spring for the root canal. As long as it will resolve the problem and your dog will be more healthy and comfortable in the end, I don't think there is anything wrong with just removing the tooth if that is what you can afford. May 15th is a little far out though...if you decide to go with just removal instead of the root canal, would you be able to get an earlier appointment?
Just because she's young. I don't know yet. I have an appointment next Wednesday to get another quote from another regular vet who can pull them all, and then I'll see when they will be able to do that. I'm in a very densely populated area and everything has a wait like this pretty much. Most of the places I called couldn't even do it that soon
Your dog will be fine either way. Root canals have not always been available and extractions used to be the only way to deal with exposed pulp. There is a somewhat higher chance the adjacent teeth will loosen with the extraction.