yeah thats a pretty pricey amount of money, my patches who is at the rainbow bridge now but i had his teeth cleaned when i had him neatured and the total bill for the whole thing including teeth cleaning and a few teeth extraction was 400 and some odd dollars... But they cut me a break on the teeth extraction because i've gone to that vet for a long time.  But hope gizmo gets his teeth cleaned because that is important...  Also i recommend if he'll let you to brush his teeth, i brush cassies teeth, she doesn't like it but she is good enough to let me do it. 

think i will start looking for one of those vets that don't put them to sleep. my neighbor is a dental hygenist and has been cleaning her dogs teeth since he was a puppy. i think your vets cost is outrageous. I would have passed out.

Tina and I use the same vet - I just had Zack's teeth cleaned and it was almost $300. BUT I have been hearing about a new procedure that was started in California where they can clean a dog's teeth without putting them to sleep. I have checked around and have been told that Boca Green Vet uses this procedure and the cost is $75.

You live in Boca Raton.  Ask Tina & Carla which vets they use.  That's where they live too.

You may think that price is outrageous, but I would trust my own vet before I'd trust a vet that the shelter sent me to.  I've never heard the shelter I used to volunteer at recommend the vets they use.  They use good vets, but I think they'd much rather have their customer use a vet they (the customer) are comfortable with.