The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-11
DOG DENTISTS.
Who Devote Their Time to the Teeth
of CANNES.

Chicago Chronicle: There is no es-
Establishment in Chicago exclusively de-
voted to caring for the teeth of dogs.
But there are several hospitals and in
firmaries where dentistry is a part of
the treatment to which patients are
subjected. The veterinarians in charge
realize that as much, If not more.
trouble can result in a week from bad
teeth than from almost any other all
ment- The animal thus affected is I'M
able to properly chew it's food-just as
roor brute, having no speech, is unable
&c tell of his sufferings. Hence one of
the first things done is to make a care
tul examination OF the teeth
1t Is no easy job to fill or extract a
dogs tooth, so say the professors who
essay the feat. To begin with, every
man who has had any experience with
dogs knows that the brutes may allow
their masters to do anything they
please with them, but that all. without
exception, will resent any familiarity
from a stranger. The doctor has this
to combat in the beginning He is GER
tain he will be bitten if he hurts the
beast, and ne never takes any chances.
He must rig F'ido's head in a trapping
which will hold the head in G. wise, and
prevent any swapping.
The difference in the formation of the
teeth present another difficulty. 1t is
easy enough to yank out a tooth which
is lad, but the patient is not able to ex
plain that seemingly good one behind
is doing all the aching Now, a man
whose tooth is pulled, and then a bad
one left, can ana does express his sem
timents forcibly, backing his arguments
sometimes with hostile demonstrations.
But your dog must limit his grief to
loud and prolonged howls So the den
fist is in doubt whether he has removed
the root of the evil, or merely Severed
a root that was clean and pure.
Down in Michigan avenue a dog hos
pltal, where the surgeons take special
care of the teeth of their patients:
they do not make any speciality of this
branch, as they are engaged in gen
eral practice" Still, If F'ido has a bad
set. he will be treated, the causes re-
moved as far as possible, and he be
sent home whole if skill can produce
this result. Out on the west side is
another hospital, where a similar
course is followed. These are the only
ones, so tar as known, where dentistry,
even as side speciality, is praeticed
1t is no fun to handle dogs teeth, y
said one of the Michigan avenue doc
tOrS. Ine DruIe Will snap as soon as
the doctor commences to make his ex-
animation. The only possible way to
treat them is to put the head into a
bonnet, which, when fully adjusted,
prevents the animal from using his
jaws. Then we can get at his trouble
We clean the teeth. examine those that
are decayed, and, If possible. treat them
as dentists would treat human beings.
The teeth of different breeds vary in
size, so that filing is an extremely deli
cate operation.
yes, we have had many a case
where cake. pie and such trash have
ruined a good dog. We have found
whole rows of teeth yellow and decayed
from bad food and worse digestion. We
put the beast in our operating chair.
fasten his jaws and go at him. He
bowls, of course, when he sees that his
struggles and efforts to bite are of no
avail. 1t is not pleasant to dig away.
at an aching tooth when the patient is
delivering a Wagnerian overture in
your ears. But if owners will pay We
will do the work. 1t is quite successful,
and we are not the ones TO kick
Il had one dog here last winter
whose teeth were in frightful condition.
He was d beagle, and a fine dog. But
he had been ruined by too much rich