The AAHA Guidelines state that cleaning a companion animal's teeth without general anesthesia is considered unacceptable and below the standard of care.
The American Animal Hospital Association only makes this report available to veterinarians, not private citizens, and Maine's pet owners are unaware that
the AAHA Guidelines state on Page 18: «We now know that booster injections are of no value in dogs already immune, and immunity from distemper infection and vaccination lasts for a minimum of 7 years based on challenge studies and up to 15 years (a lifetime) based on antibody titer.»
Not exact matches
AAHA's
Guidelines state that cleaning a companion animal's teeth without general anesthesia is considered unacceptable and below the standard of care.
ACVA, associate professor (anesthesia) at The Ohio
State University in Columbus and chair for
AAHA anesthesia
guidelines.
The 2011
AAHA Canine Vaccination
Guidelines state: «Infectious core vaccines are not only highly effective, they also provide the longest DOI, extending from 5 yr up to the life of the dog.
In 2007, the American Animal Hospital Association (
AAHA) and the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP)
stated in the
AAHA / AAFP Pain Management
Guidelines for Dogs & Cats: «Historically it was thought that animals did not feel pain or that they perceived pain differently than humans.