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Certain dogs and cats have more periodontal disease than others…
Progressive periodontal disease means, unless you are a super-duper toothbrush trooper, your pet’s teeth will need annual, or even twice yearly root planing, deep cleaning, and gingival and periodontal therapy. Yay!
If you do not feel like spending $600-$1,200 per year on your pet’s oral health, consider a different breed from those listed below. And hope you are lucky and do not adopt a periodontal pariah anyway.
Continue reading “Top Ten Breeds for Progressive Periodontal Disease”
If you are half-way normal, you are thinking, “Dear Heavens! (If you are aged 90)” “Holy crap! (If you are 40)” and “What the F***!! (If you are <30)" "Is periodontal homicide happening to my pet right now??????"
If you are half-way normal, you are thinking, “Dear Heavens! (If you are aged 90)” “Holy crap! (If you are 40)” and “What the F***!! (If you are <30)” “Is periodontal homicide {pomicide} happening to my pet right now??????”
Sorry, it’s the truth. Actually, if you are truly lazy, it’s happening to you, too. Flossing your teeth every day adds 6 years to your expected lifespan. (Unless you’re already 90, then I’m not so sure…) Brushing your pet’s teeth daily and having a deep cleaning, and x-ray study under anesthesia once a year adds 2-4 healthy years to your cat or dog’s lifespan.
Continue reading “Prevent Periodontal Problems: How to Brush Your Pet's Teeth”
Grade 4 out of 4 Periodontal disease, and the tooth will have to be extracted; it cannot be salvaged.
Many Pets Harbor Hidden Painful Periodontitis
Periodontal Disease refers to problems with the bone, gums, tough little fantastic periodontal ligaments inside the sulcus (tooth socket), basically everything around the tooth itself.
Doc Truli fills us in,”A careful exam of each tooth and 6 points of the gingiva around each tooth, and dental radiographs (x-rays) reveal hidden periodontal disease. There is no other way to find out what is wrong with your pet’s teeth. This examination requires general anesthesia, every time, every pet.”
Fire Department Search and Rescue Canine Officers returned from deployment in Haiti.
“Doc, check ‘im out. We just got back from deployment in Haiti.”
Continue reading “Search and Rescue Golden Retrievers Save Lives in Haiti”
Learn what problems may start before a puppy is 12 weeks old!
Dental Healthcare starts as a Puppy and Kitten
No kidding! Your precious pup or kitten needs to be assessed right from the start for oral health status. Some life-long problems can be prevented as young as 8 weeks old! Continue reading “Dental Healthcare for Puppies and Kittens”
First in a series of pet dental health posts, with links to good articles.
February is National Pet Dental Health Month in the U.S.
Doc Truli declares Earth Pet Dental Health Month. Everyone is welcome to help their pet feel better, look younger, and live longer! The Doc will devote a series of posts all month long just to pet dental health.
Proper dental care adds 2-4 healthy years to a pet’s expected lifespan. And old-age diseases like arthritis delay for 2-4 years, too.
Would you like your Chihuahua to live to be 18, instead of 14? Of course you would!
Continue reading “Hidden Horrors: Dog and Cat Dental Dilemnas”
When you bathe your new kitten, Don’t be surprised if there are several hundred fleas!
Cats do not require too many baths. But, when you find a kitten on the street and take the little tyke home, you need to bath away the fleas and grime, maybe lice and ticks, too.
Continue reading “How to Bathe a Kitten”
Would you know if your cat was in pain?
Holly, a seventeen-year-old domestic short-hair cat came to see me for weight loss and not wanting to eat for 3 days (we call this symptom anorexia in veterinary medicine, but I prefer the term inappetence, because it does not resemble the psychological and physical disease many people suffer by the same name.)
She gradually lost weight over the past 6 months. Holly was 11 pounds in June, and only 5 1/2 pounds when this picture was taken in the hospital.
Holly died the following afternoon.
Continue reading “How to Tell If Your Cat is in Pain”
This little shih tzu pretzeled himself when Doc Truli scratched his tail base!
This little shih tzu pretzeled himself when Doc Truli scratched his tail base.
This fantastic 3-year-old male Border Collie needs a new home. His Australian Shepherd friend moved the Argentina to herd sheep.
He currently lives in Miami. He’s a working dog used to herding sheep and cattle on a Texas ranch. Obedient, friendly, healthy.
If you believe you are a wonderful, loving, active home for him, contact Doc Truli at VirtuaVet and I’ll pass along your information to his family.
