Celebrate Dental Health Month with us at Crawford Dog and
Cat
Hospital.
Learn why dental health is so important!!
Keep reading to learn how to obtain a free gift.
 Bad breath in pets is often dismissed simply as "doggy or kitty breath." In fact, it may signal periodontal disease, which is the most common ailment suffered by dogs and cats over 3 years old. Preventing periodontal disease can result in longer, healthier lives for pets. Although dogs and cats rarely get cavities, the plaque and tartar that do form can cause gingivitis and periodontal disease. This can lead to tooth decay, bleeding gums and tooth loss. The bacteria that causes all this can travel through the bloodstream and eventually damage the major organs.
Warning signs include:
 
How To Tell If Your Pet Has Dental Disease
The most obvious visual clue to dental disease is the build up of the tartar on the tooth surface. A much more subtle clue to dental disease is the change in the normal gum lines. Every tooth has a bulge just where the normal, healthy gum meets the tooth. This bulge is normally not a straight line for most teeth. This means that we should see a slight wave of gums along the outside of normal, healthy teeth. If the gums are straight along the tooth, either gingivitis, or inflammation of the gums, or gingival recession, or loss of the normal gum height, is present. A dental prophylaxis is recommended for treatment.
Dental Prophylaxis for Dogs
Also sometimes called a "prophy" or prophylaxis is a cleaning and polishing of a pet's teeth. It is important to realize that dental disease does not reach a particular level and remain there. Dental disease continuously progresses. As dental disease progresses, the treatment becomes more involved, meaning longer and more elaborate (and more costly) dental procedures. This means that sooner is better than later when it comes to addressing your pet's dental disease with an appropriate treatment. Follow link for FAQ
Benefits of Dental Radiographs
Diagnostic tests are needed to recognize canine periodontitis and exclude other diseases. Full mouth x-rays to evaluate your dog's teeth. Seventy percent of the tooth structure is below the gum line and periodontitis cannot be properly diagnosed without
them.
Healthy Mouths Make Healthy Pets
Regular dental cleaning can protect your pet from all kinds of periodontal disease, including gingivitis, periodontal abscesses and bacteria, proliferating gum disease, swollen gums, salivary cysts and abscessed teeth.
But the most important benefit of dental cleaning is that pets with healthy teeth and gums live longer, are happier and play more. If your pet doesn’t get regular cleanings, it will most likely have an infected mouth by the time it is six or seven years old. This infection sheds bacteria into the dog’s bloodstream 24 hours a day. While this will not kill the pet, it will stress its immune system. As time goes by, the bacterial load worsens and the pets’s immune system becomes progressively less competent and your dog can end up with kidney disease or liver problems.
Free Dental Oral Exams for the first 50 people to submit request form!!
Includes complimentary gift!
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