The Night and morning Before
Witholding food
No food is allowed for eight hours prior to your pet’s dental procedure. Diabetics, puppies, and debilitated older patients need special handling - contact us!
Exercise
A bit of exercise or a walk prior to our arrival are perfectly fine and helpful for your pet to feel comfortable.
Water is okay
It is always okay for your pet to have water, up to the time they have anesthesia.
Routine Medications
In most cases your pet should receive their normal medications with a small snack (if needed) at least 2 hours prior to our arrival.
The Appointment
930am or 12-3pm
We will bring the clinic to your home, park in a nearby flat spot, and set up for the patient. We will go over our plan for the appointment with you prior to receiving your pet.
initial procedures
After a physical examination and planning, we put your pet under anesthesia, perform full mouth radiographs, and probe and chart their teeth.
Treatment
Once we’ve touched base with you, we will treat diseased teeth or perform extractions as needed. Dental surgery is followed by a thorough clean, scale, and polish.
Communication
We will text you with our treatment plan once we have reviewed your pet’s X-rays and oral exam for any treatment needed. We welcome chatting in person as well.
Aftercare
Anesthesia Recovery
Expect your pet to be out of sorts – pain medications and anesthesia can make them feel loopy, off balance, and confused, sometimes vocally so. Bloody discharge from the mouth and mild swelling are common.
Our patients do best confined to a small area with good traction and a soft bed for a few hours, and may be prone to urinary or fecal accidents during this time.
Please plan to be home the evening after your pet’s dental, and understand that they will need some special love and attention.
Feeding
Plan to feed canned food or moistened dry food for two weeks after dental extractions. Most patients can be offered food two hours after our departure.
Healing
It may take up to two weeks for your pet’s mouth to fully heal from their extractions. You will need to remove toys and chews during this time.
Recheck
When a recheck is needed, we perform this free of charge.
