Pet Dental Month

Dental health is really common and is important for pets.

August in Australia is pet dental month. This is a special time designed to raise awareness about the importance of dental health in pets.

Call us on 42619838 to book your pet's dental check

All animals should have their teeth checked every 6 months. This includes dogs, cats and rabbits. We provide this as a free service.

Prevention is better than cure

You've probably heard this saying before but when it comes to dental health prevention really is better than cure. Cure for periodontal disease often requires general anaesthesia and extraction of teeth.

Worse still, untreated periodontal disease leads to animals suffering pain. It usually results in bad breath and can even lead to damage to other organs such as the liver and kidneys.

There are several ways to prevent periodontal disease:

  1. By far the most effective way of preventing periodontal disease is to reduce plaque build-up by brushing the teeth. The teeth should be brushed every day. There is special tooth paste made for pets and we can show you how to do it at your dental check.

    2. brushing dog's teeth

  2. The next way to do it is by using Greenies. Greenies are a treat that cleans your pet's teeth as they chew the treat. They are more effective than bones, rawhide chews or rubber chews as the tooth actually penetrates into the tooth cleaning it all the way to the gumline.

    3. a dog greenie

  3. The third way to clean your pet's teeth is by using a dental diet. Royal Canin Dental Diet is available for dogs and cats. They clean the tooth by mechanically cleaning the teeth as the tooth penetrates into it. Normal biscuits just break and scrape the end of the tooth only where-as dental diet will not crumble and the tooth penetrates into it. They also contain a chemical which helps to reduce plaque formation.

    4. royal canin dog and cat dental diets

The ideal way is to brush but in reality it's hard to do on alot of pets. The next best way is by feeding oral care and giving greenies each day.

What about Rabbits?

Rabbit's teeth are also important. Fibre! Fibre! Fibre! I can not overemphasise this, not just from the point of view of your rabbits oral health, but for their general health and well being overall. Rabbits don't need grain or pellets they need fibre! Grass or grass hay should form the bulk or your rabbit's diet. If you are feeding a pellet we recommend and stock Oxbow pellets as they actually have an sufficient level of fibre in them. It is essential that rabbits get plenty of roughage to chew on. Some rabbits develop a deformity of the teeth where the teeth grow at the wrong angle. They may need to have some dental work done to fix this. Bring your rabbit in for a free dental check as well.