“Now, this vet is recommending a cleaning (under anesthesia), for the rest. Any thoughts on this procedure?”
I have had several dogs and they all got their teeth cleaned under anesthesia. Never was a problem. They will be groggy for awhile afterwards. If their teeth get bad and you don’t have them taken care of it can go into a heart condition.
had that done in mexico, plus tooth extraction, dog was oversedate for a long time, but lived