Dentistry

Our dental suite is equipped with a high speed drill and a dental x-ray machine that provides digital imaging.  While under anesthesia, your cat will be gently warmed, facilitating a fast recovery and will be monitored with an anesthesia monitor that provides real time heart rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate and body temperature.  Though we are happiest cleaning and polishing your cat’s teeth, we are trained and prepared to perform extractions if indicated.

Dental imaging allows our doctors tp provide your cat with the best possible oral care

The Cat Doctor is proud to be one of the few small practices in the area with dental radiography. With our digital imaging system, we are able to have full-mouth x-rays within minutes. These radiographs help us document the progression of your pet’s dental disease over the years, determine if teeth require extraction, and allow the doctors to be certain they do not leave root fragments at extraction sites.   

 

In order to help people make informed decisions we have created a list that details what our dental procedures involve.  This list can be used to better compare our procedures with those at other facilities.

Dentistry at The Cat Doctor Includes:

Pre-anesthetic blood testing
Pre-dental sedation
Pre-dental pain medication
Anesthetic monitoring including:

Sadie shows off her pearly whites

-ECG
-Pulse Oximetry,
-Blood pressure
-Core Body Temperature
-IV Catheterization
-Digital dental x-rays
-Oral exam and charting
-Dental cleaning and root planing
-Nerve blocks for extractions
-Hot Dog and BAir Hugger surgical warming devices to maintain safe body temperature
-Post-procedure pain medication
-Veterinary technician or assistant with patient until he or she is awake
-Doctor on call for after hours questions until 10PM
-Detailed written instructions