I took Mika to the university veterinary hospital center in Saint-Hyacinte a few weeks ago, to have her teeth looked at. Seems they are worse then I had thought. The dentist there said she would need to have some of them removed, then cleaned. The dentist that saw her is a dentist but not a specialist in the field of dentistry. Told me it would take her 4 hours to do everything and she didn't want Mika under that long because of her age, so she would probably have to do it in two visit. She gave me a quote for $1,200..which includes all the extractions, cleaning, x-ray, exam, and blood test prior. I think this is quite reasonable as I am sure my vet would charge double that. Oh and a bonus is that all this is not taxable, only the medicine is. SO she spoke to a specialist that evening and called me back saying that he would do it but for $1,800. Seems he is one of 70 dentists in all of the US and Canada that specializes in dentistry and that when other vets or specialists in Canada and the US have a difficult case to treat, they all call him..seems he the best of the best. Not just that, but he will do it much faster than she would do it and do it all in one shot so I don't have to bring her back a second time. Also, she will have a anesthesia team just for that so he will concentrate on Mika's teeth The other dentist that was suppose to do it said that if she did it she would be the one monitoring the anesthesia and doing the teeth. Obviously, I prefer the idea of her having a team from the anesthesia department doing it and I like that the person doing is a specialist. Has anyone ever heard of Yvan Dumais? He's worked in the US and in Canada as well. So, Wednesday we go for a exam so he can check her teeth and have a blood test and Thursday I am to bring her back at 8am for the procedure. A tad nervous, Mika has never had a dental cleaning (I've always brushed her teeth but the past year she won't let me and now I know why)or extractions..but I do believe that this is the best place for her to go and I like that the specialist will do it. I'd very much appreciate rayz for her on Thursday morning that all goes well.