Additional Services
Canine & Feline Dentistry
During our annual physical examinations we routinely examine your pet’s mouth for any signs of oral or dental disease. The most common disease in pets over the age of 5 years is dental disease! Just like us, our dogs and cats require gooddental hygiene practices to keep their teeth and gums healthy. This can be accomplished in many ways, including brushing, special diets, special chews and professional cleaning. Left untreated, dental disease can lead to many secondary problems such as oral pain, abscesses, and organ diseases.
Once the plaque film on the teeth mineralizesit becomes a hard substance called tartar. The tartar cannot be brushed off. The only way to properly remove tartar is to clean it off or “scale” it off with special tools (the same type of tools that your dentist uses on you). Once the teeth have been properly cleaned, we polish the teeth to make them smooth. If there are any teeth that are broken, missing or of questionable health status, we will x-ray them to better assess the roots and boney support structures of the tooth. If a tooth (or teeth) needs to be removed, we have the equipment to properly extract teeth. Because our pets will not say “AHHHH,” we do need to anaesthetize them for these procedures.
