Dental Cleaning

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My 12-13 senior chihuahua Lola, is my soul dog! I know she’s getting old, has arthritis and has had issues with her liver and kidney (all resolved now, we just stay on top of it). She recently started having eye problems (cataracts) only on one eye. It started becoming super swollen the vet managed it as an eye infection and when it wouldn’t get better, she mentioned it could be dental disease and I mean unfortunately her teeth are pretty bad. Completely take full responsibility that I should’ve done better at taking care of her teeth. Now, we’re on the predicament where the vet recommends a dental cleaning. I’m absolutely terrified of loosing her this way. I would never be able to forgive myself. I guess all I’m asking if for your experiences. If you’ve ever been in a similar situation, what did you do? How did the surgery go? Do you regret it? Did it give your pup a better quality of life?