Do you wonder what happens to your pet when they get a dental??
On admission your pet will be introduced to their surgical nurse. The nurse makes your pets stay as comfortable and stress free as possible. We are aware that some animals are not use to being away from home or owners therefore, we spray all bedding with a pheromone that helps relax and reduce stress in patients whilst in our care.
Your pet is supplied with warm bedding and monitored closely under the watchful eye of the nurse. At this point all vital signs including heart rate, respiratory rate, gum colour and temperature are checked before we commence with blood testing should your pet require a pre-anaesthetic blood test. Your pet will have an intravenous catheter placed so that fluid therapy can commence.
Your pet receives sedation and pain relief about 30 minutes prior to its procedure (just like people having an anaesthetic) to help them relax, and feel sleepy. Your pet is anaesthetised using one of the safest anaesthetics available. Your pets nurse monitors the anaesthetic closely, recording all vital signs whilst the vet performs the dentistry procedure.
What happens in the procedure?
Your pet receives a full oral examination of the mouth using a dental probing instrument; each tooth is checked to measure the depth of the periodontal pockets. Once all teeth have been individually checked over, scaling begins. Using an ultrasonic scaling device all plaque or tartar present will break away and leave the teeth clean.
This is then followed by a full polish and rinse of the mouth. Once the procedure has finished, they are nursed until awake.
Your pet is then put into recovery, they remain there on heated bedding, kept comfortable and monitored for the rest of the day. Intravenous fluid therapy will continue on your pet until they are ready to go home. If further pain relief is required for your pet, this is provided during their recovery period.
Once your pet is fully awake, they will be ready to go home. You will be informed of the necessary home care and given a full report of your pets teeth.
Worried your pet might lose some teeth?
Don’t be, dogs have a total of 42 teeth and cats a total of 30. If a tooth has gone bad, it’s causing pain in your pet. This is why it is absolutely warranted that it be removed. Your pet will still have many remaining teeth and won’t even miss the ones that have been extracted.
If your pet does require a tooth to be extracted during the procedure, a local nerve block will be given to your pet before the vet performs the extractions.
Yah! Your pets’ teeth are all clean! What’s next?
We offer complimentary check ups on your pet a week later. This ensures us that your pets teeth and mouth has returned to full health. We can also offer you advice on ongoing home care to keep your pets teeth healthy and clean. Dental checks are available by our staff anytime absoutley FREE to you. We believe a healthy mouth is a healthy pet.
What if I don’t get this done?
Unfortunately, if your pet continues to live year after year with uncleaned teeth, this will lead to severe dental disease. Pain and infection will continue to harbour in the mouth causing teeth to rot, the gums to be inflamed, pus to form and eventually affecting the entire health of your pet. No-one wants their pet living in silent pain, so give us a call and talk to our staff about procedure options and how we can help you and your pet.
