dog teeth cleaning

So my dog is getting old and needs teeth cleaning and maybe extraction(s).  I went to a vet nearby and they quoted me $700 for just the cleaning plus up to $500 for extraction. 

My blank look must've clued her in on the effect of sticker shock. 

What's your experience with this procedure?  Is that within the "normal" range? 

He's a 10 year old lab, if that makes a difference.

Thanks,
Nate

nate my pooch is also a decade old, has two broken crowns in back.  No more bone scraps for him!  I'll do annual cleaning at around $500, plus blood work at $80 since he's under general anesth.  I declined the extractions or root canals for the broken tooth, for now, but may consider doing so if an abscess.

These are all elective procedures, like facelifts.  And like with a facelift, the cash price is totally negotiable.  If you have the moxie, attempt haggle ol' sawbones down to tolerable fee...

VA Animal Hospital - Winchester @ CAmpbell.

My (at the time) 11 year old Malamute needed teeth cleaning and extractions. Three teeth extracted. It cost me $1000.

My 2 year old puppy needed 1 tooth removed because she cracked it on a frisbee. It cost $300.

Naturally, both of these happened in the same week. When it rains...

Since then I've learned a lot about teeth care. You can do two things. First, grab CET toothpaste and brush your dog's teeth anywhere from daily to once a week (it should be daily, but it's a pain so I usually do it twice a week). On the days you don't brush their teeth, buy some PetZLife toothpaste gel. All you have to do is put a goop of it and smear it on their front teeth, they will start trying to lick it off and spread it around their mouth by reflex.

This will help keep the teeth healthy so you don't need to do this procedure again.

A more complicated way to do it that's better started with dogs younger than 8 years old is to feed a Prey Model Raw food diet (Organs, Meat, Bone diet with no kibble) or give them a turkey neck once a week. if you give bone, make sure it's not a weight bearing bone like legs, those bones are more dense and a higher risk of breaking teeth. But the bones will help keep the teeth healthy.

Hope this helps!

EDIT: When giving bones, it needs to be raw - not cooked. Raw bones break off in chunks, cooked bones are harder and will splinter instead. So cooked bones will break teeth and are a risk of punctures in the stomach / intestine.

looks like its time for Vet'Bama care.......when at the vet, they play a video of their "dental" program, and it looks like it co$t$ plenty. Like the human dentists, they rake you over the coals!
I sure your lab is gonna get the best care you can provide, they feel pain too! they just cant tell you. 

Getting dog health insurance is not a bad deal. I recommend Trupanion. They are more expensive but A+ customer service and cover a surprising amount of health stuff.

Thanks guys.  I called a couple other places and one gave me a range of 600-800 for cleaning alone.  Others wouldn't quote over the phone.  So my sanity check affirms prices are all insane.

Martin, I'd totally haggle with them even if it's just to see her reaction.  I suspect they don't get too many people going "WAAAHHHH, so much money..." in Menlo Park.  I'd like to take him to a dental specialist to get a second opinion on the necessity to extract 4 teef. 

we do have a tooth brush/paste, but guess we just don't do it consistently enough.

Nate

My dog had the front top and bottom teeth pulled for about $300. It's a little more if they have to knock the dog all the way out.

necessity to extract 4 teef. 

i was told they had to extract in pairs of opposing teef

I give my dog lots of peanut butter. He keeps EVERYTHING very clean. And satisfied.

So my dog is getting old and needs teeth cleaning and maybe extraction(s).  I went to a vet nearby and they quoted me $700 for just the cleaning plus up to $500 for extraction. 

My vet cleans my dog's teeth every other year or so, and it is no where near that cost.  That being said, it is because he has had it done since he was a puppy, and is docile enough to let her do the tartar scraping without anesthesia.

Check out uni pet clinic in union city. I forget the exact price but we get it yearly for around 300.

When my dogs were alive, teeth cleanings ran 300+ locally.  Then... we decided to drive UC Davis for a major procedure... go to Davis. It's a one stop shop for everything and it's much cheaper. Our boxers had multiple teeth extractions and cancer surgeries all done at UC Davis.

We have opted to have BellaS teeth cleaned when she's under anyway for YET ANOTHER Frick in foxtail jammed up hr nose put of my tweezer reach. When the dog is already under general might as well

How do canines in the wild clean their teeth?

Tote, two things about that. First their diet is better since they chew more bones. But the bigger reason is mostly that they don't live long enough to start seeing the effect of tooth decay.