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BULLSEYE Feature 5October 23, 2015

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OPERATION

TEETH

CLEANING:

Vet clinic

keeps

MWDs

mission ready U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaley Kline

Chester, 99th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, lays on the floor after receiving a pre-anesthetic at the Veterinary
Clinic on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 15. The Veterinary Clinic at Nellis AFB provides treatment for approximately 20 MWDs.

Karla Larsen, 99th
Medical Group
veterinary technician,
administers a sedative
to Chester, 99th Security
Forces Squadron
military working dog,
at the veterinary clinic
on Nellis Air Force Base,
Nev., Oct. 15. The three
parts to giving an animal
anesthesia are the
premedication stage,
the induction stage,
and the maintenance
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaley Kline of the anesthesia.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaley Kline

Chester, 99th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, lies on a table after receiving a
sedative at the veterinary clinic on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 15. Annual teeth cleaning
are important because if the MWDs have bad teeth they cannot do their job effectively.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaley Kline U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaley Kline

Karla Larsen, 99th Medical Group veterinary technician, cleans the teeth of Chester, 99th Karla Larsen, 99th Medical Group veterinary technician, cleans the teeth of Chester, 99th
Security Forces Squadron military working dog, at the veterinary clinic on Nellis Air Force Security Forces Squadron military working dog, at the veterinary clinic on Nellis Air Force
Base, Nev., Oct. 15. The veterinary clinic strives to see each MWD at least once a year for Base, Nev., Oct. 15. Teeth cleaning can take approximately 30 to 60 minutes to complete
a teeth cleaning. depending on the condition of the dog’s teeth.