Blog: Dental Care

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A Walk through a Complete Dental Exam

When your dog or cat comes into our veterinary hospital for a routine physical exam or a scheduled dental exam this is what we are looking for when it comes to the mouth:

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Your Pet Can Benefit From a Dental Diet!  

The dental foods our veterinarians recommend are unique.  The Hill’s T/D acts like a toothbrush as the tooth breaks through the kibble, creating a scrubbing action.  The size of the kibble can sometimes look intimidating, but you would be surprised how well your pet will do with it.  It’s been proven...

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The Importance of Dental Radiographs

YOU WANT TO X-RAY MY DOG’S/CAT’S TEETH? As a vet one of the most common questions I get asked when discussing dental disease and cleanings are “Why does your clinic encourage radiographs and others do not?” and “Can’t you just see which teeth need to be pulled?”.

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Why Does a Pet Teeth Cleaning Cost So Much?

Many clients come into our animal hospital knowing that their pet’s breath is smelly and the teeth are very dirty.  The thought that a dental cleaning is in order has already crossed their mind, but clients seem surprised at the cost when we give them an estimate to “clean the...