Your Dog! 

We hope you are doing home dental care for your pet.  Do you brush your dogs teeth?  Always use a toothpaste made for dogs and never use a human toothpaste as it can upset your dogs’ stomach.  Most dogs learn to enjoy having their teeth brushed.

Most pets also need professional dental cleanings and since they can’t sit in a chair, hold still and hold their mouths open for us, it is a procedure which requires anesthesia.  Leaving the tartar and bacteria on their teeth can cause oral infections which can travel and do irreversible damage to your pets’ major organs. 

Dental Cleaning

Proper dental care is vital in maintaining the health and quality of life for your pet. Good dental health prevents tooth loss, bad breath, and periodontal disease that can affect your pet’s overall well-being. Also, the bacteria from oral infections can travel to other organs via the bloodstream and cause irreparable damage to the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys. Pets with healthy teeth and mouth are better able to eat a nutritious diet, which helps lengthen lifespan and increase physical comfort – dental disease and infection can be painful!

We perform dental cleanings Monday through Friday every week with admission times between 8:00 and 9:00 am. For your convenience, you may also make special arrangements to admit your pet the night before at no additional charge. Your pet should have no food after midnight the night before surgery. No water restriction is necessary.

Pre-surgical bloodwork screens will be discussed with you and are strongly recommended prior to any surgical procedure to help ensure the safest anesthesia and to monitor vital organ function.

Our dental cleaning includes:

• a full physical exam
• hospitalization
• anesthesia
• record of any dental disease or damaged teeth
• hand and ultrasonic scaling above and below gum line
• high speed polishing with a fluoride paste
• fluoride treatment
• post surgical monitoring to ensure that your pet is clean, dry and comfortable during recovery
• nail trim and ear cleaning
• instructions for continuing dental care at home

 

To save your pet further anesthetic procedures, we will perform any necessary extractions while he or she is anesthetized. Pre-surgical bloodwork, extractions, pain medications and antibiotics are provided at an additional charge.

Dental Care At Home includes brushing your pet’s teeth twice weekly with a veterinary toothpaste. Do not use human products as they may cause upset stomachs. Most pets can be easily taught to enjoy home dental care. At release, we will discuss the best dental care products for your pet and show you how to care for his or her teeth at home.