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Pet dental treatments

Dental problems can affect all sorts of pets including cats, dogs and even small animals such as rabbits. Your pet requires a dental check at least once a year but we recommend more regular checks to ensure dental issues are caught early.

We regularly care for pets from Holbeach, Fleet, Wisbech, Spalding, Long Sutton, Sutton Bridge, Moulton and the surrounding villages. Many owners travel to us for routine dental examinations, scale and polish procedures, extractions and ongoing oral health care.

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Cats and dogs

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Poor dental hygiene and lack of dental treatment can lead to dental disease. Dental issues can cause a lot of pain and some animals may try to hide it. Just because they are still eating does not mean everything is fine.

 

Some of the following symptoms may show a pet may have dental issues, if you notice any of these give us a call and see if they need checking:

  • Excess drooling

  • Rubbing/pawing their face, mouth and head

  • Teeth chattering

  • Chewing difficulty

  • Bleeding gums

  • Inflamed/swollen gums

  • Bad breath

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Rabbits

Rabbits have dental needs too, it's not just cats and dogs, however the way rabbits teeth operate is different. Their teeth are constantly growing so dental issues can develop from not having enough fibre in their diet(mainly hay/grass). Hay is a key to this as chewing the hay will help grind down their teeth, This then helps their digestive health as hay will help keep their digestion moving. If their digestive system slows down it could lead to GI stasis which is a life threatening condition that can be fatal. This is why rabbits should have 24 hour access to hay and if you feed things like pellets and treats, they should only be a small part of their diet.

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Rabbits can develop a number of dental issues, such as overgrown teeth, spurs, tooth abscesses, and broken teeth, these can all be painful and affect their eating.  This is why you should get your rabbit checked at least every 6 months.


Some of the following symptoms can be linked to dental issues:

  • Reduction in appetite/preferring softer food

  • Reduced droppings

  • Not eating their caecotrophs

  • Soft faeces/diarrhea or dirty bottom

  • Drooling

  • Runny nose

  • Eye discharge

  • Reduction in grooming

  • Lethargy

Note, as rabbits are prey animals, they may try to hide if they are unwell or in pain so be mindful of any changes in behaviour even if slight.  

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns, it's best to contact your vet sooner rather than later as a rabbit's health can quickly decline.

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