The phrase
"awake animal" describes an animal that is not sleeping or unconscious, but is alert, aware, and actively engaged with its surroundings.
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The team will next attempt to follow the circuit's dynamics
in awake animals performing tasks that require them to act on information arriving from the bulb.
A polymer probe used to make long - lasting recordings from neurons
in awake animals.
Ultrasonic scaling and its associated cooling water spray frighten
most awake animals, and without anesthesia the teeth can not be polished, which decreases the retentive ability for plaque and calculus (like a coral reef, giving the plaque and calculus an easy way to affix itself to the teeth).
TRN neurons that control the flow of sensory signals to the brain are active during sleep, whereas those that control the flow of memory - related signals are active
in awake animals.
The increased activation, Kayser says, «could be a reason of attention and more conscious processing of the stimuli, which in a way is uncontrolled in
the awake animal, because we don't really know what they perceive or what they think about it.»
My point is a proper pet teeth cleaning is no different from that which you and I receive, and virtually no animal will cooperate for the duration of the procedure, and no one is going to place a $ 2000 + digital x-ray sensor in the mouth of
an awake animal.
Scaling tartar on
an awake animal, without polishing the teeth, leaves a rough surface to the tooth, predisposing the tooth for more plaque and tartar accumulation, quicker.
An awake animal will not tolerate the sounds and sensation of the ultrasonic cleaner.
First of all it is difficult, if not impossible, to properly clean the teeth in
an awake animal.
On
an awake animal, this is not comfortable or possible to do a thorough job.
An awake animal will only allow you to do so much in their mouth and forcing them to undergo a scaling procedure awake is not the safest thing you can do.
Generally, brachycephalic breeds have a thick tongue that makes visualization of the larynx in
an awake animal very difficult.
These are done under a general anaesthetic because it's impossible to do a thorough examination in
an awake animal.
Animal teeth have very large and deep roots, which are extremely difficult to properly evaluate in
an awake animal, or without dental radiographs.