Oral examination of a conscious animal is limited to '''visual inspection''' and some '''digital palpation''' only. The aim of the conscious oral examination is to obtain a '''tentative diagnosis''' and help formulate a treatment plan. The owner must be made aware however that it is only under a [[Oral Examination Under General Anaesthesia|general anaesthetic and full examination]] that the true extent of disease can be properly evaluated. | Oral examination of a conscious animal is limited to '''visual inspection''' and some '''digital palpation''' only. The aim of the conscious oral examination is to obtain a '''tentative diagnosis''' and help formulate a treatment plan. The owner must be made aware however that it is only under a [[Oral Examination Under General Anaesthesia|general anaesthetic and full examination]] that the true extent of disease can be properly evaluated. |