Pet Dental Services in Boise, ID

Pet Dental Cleanings

Good oral health is essential to your pet’s overall health. Routine dental care helps prevent periodontal disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss while reducing the risk of bacteria entering the bloodstream and affecting the heart, liver, and kidneys. Regular dental care can help your pet live a healthier, more comfortable life. Periodontal disease is largely PREVENTABLE with routine professional dental cleanings and consistent at-home dental care. Here are a few ways you can help keep your pet’s teeth and gums healthy:

PREVENT Dental Disease in your pet

• Our first recommendation is starting your pet on PlaqueOff. This product bonds to tartar, breaks tartar off the teeth, and helps prevent new tartar from forming. Simply sprinkle or mix PlaqueOff into your pet’s food daily. PlaqueOff has no artificial colors, preservatives, gluten or sugar. This powder can help support normal and healthy teeth, gums, and breath. This product works well for dogs and cats that do not like to chew or are too sick for a sedated dental cleaning.
• You can also treat your dog or cat to Dental Chews – For dogs – we recommend OraVet Chews.
• Used daily, they clean, then protect. The dual action approach of OraVet Chews doesn’t just clean teeth and freshen breath. It creates a barrier to protect against plaque, tarter, and bad breath. The chewing action works to loosen and dislodge plaque to help break it away from teeth. Then it forms a barrier to help protect against bacteria.
• OraVet Chews are the first and only dental hygiene product to contain delmopinol. Delmopinol works to from a preventive barrier that blocks bacteria, and the future formation of plaque and tarter that builds up over time. It is not recommended to give your pet more then one OraVet Chew per day.
• And lastly – but possibly the most important aspect to Dental Care – We recommend you try brushing your pet’s teeth at least three times a week – You can buy toothpaste and toothbrushes here or at a local pet store – We know it can be difficult to brush your pet’s teeth so here are a few ideas that may help you be more successful in performing this task:
• Always put your pet someplace where they are NOT alone – such as a bathtub, table or counter
• ALWAYS use a VERY soft bristled brush or finger brush – You can even start out by using your finger for the first few brushings to help your pet get used to the experience and the toothpaste
• Do NOT use Human toothpaste – It contains Soap and Other ingredients that should NOT be swallowed
• These ingredients could make your pet ill
• Use pet toothpaste – We sell multiple tasty flavors of the CET Toothpaste – or you may make your own toothpaste from equal parts of salt and baking soda – Simply place the “Toothpaste” on a wet toothbrush or soft cloth
• Brush with a circular motion along the gum line and both the insides and outsides of their teeth
• Be sure to feed your pet a special crunchy treat or dog food after brushing – Rewards for good behavior will help your pet understand that brushing is fun and should be done as often as possible
• Try feeding dry crunchy food and treats – These will help to scrape plaque off the teeth
• Every dog and cat are different and some are more prone to dental disease than others – Therefore periodic dental exams and regular cleanings are important to maintain your pet’s good health.

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