1. My pet is too old for a dental procedure and there are other places I can get the teeth cleaned without anesthesia.
   • We have safely performed these procedures on all ages of pets. We call our dental procedures COHATs (comprehensive oral health assessment and treatments) and this level of exam and treatment is not possible without general anesthesia. A thorough exam, blood work and appropriate anesthetic monitoring decreases the risk to your pet. In fact, the risk of anesthesia is far less than the health risk of untreated dental infections in your pet.
2. My pet isn’t in pain, he is eating just fine.
• Animals are very adept at hiding pain. The drive to eat and survive will always enable them to overcome even the most unbearable pain. All of our clients that have had their pets treated for severe dental disease report that their pets act better after the procedure.
3. My pet will be miserable and won’t eat if you extract all of the teeth – I just want them cleaned.
   • Unfortunately, we often see pets at the advanced stages of dental disease. It does not do any good to the pet or the owner to clean teeth that are diseased beyond repair. This is where dental x-rays help us better evaluate your pet’s dental health. When a tooth is irreversibly damaged it needs to be extracted. Pets can eat fine without teeth – even hard food. In fact, many pets eat BETTER after all of the diseased teeth are pulled due to the relief from pain and infection. No teeth are better than bad teeth!
4. My pet just had her teeth cleaned last year so she shouldn’t need it again.
   • Many pets need regular dental exams and cleanings and in fact many pets need this done yearly. Brushing the teeth every day, applying dental sealants (Oravet) and feeding an appropriate diet all play a role in your pets dental health.

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