Your pet will have had a general anesthetic. When you get your pet home you should keep them quiet, comfortable and warm as your pet has had a pre medication and he/she may be drowsy this evening.

Feeding

Your pet will have been offered food on recovery from their dental but you can feed them their normal food tonight. You can soften it if it is dried food if the animal’s mouth is sore.

Dentistry

We have assessed your dog/cat’s dental health, scaled and polished his/her teeth. Sometimes it is necessary to extract diseased or damaged teeth and small stitches may have been used to close where the tooth has been extracted.

It is quite normal to see some bleeding and salivation post dental however, if you see any excessive bleeding please contact us.

Medication

All animals will have been injected with a pain killing drug whilst they are with us and this should keep them comfortable for 24 hours. Any additional pain relief will be prescribed by the vet if necessary.

Dental Care

Now that your pet’s teeth are clean it is the perfect time to start instigating dental care at home. There are a variety of options available. Tooth brushing, enzymatic tooth pastes, chews and dental diets are all available. Please ask at your post dental check 7-10 days and we can discuss which is most appropriate for you and your pet.