We recommend starting your dog or cat on this diet approximately one week after the teeth cleaning to allow time for any soreness to go away.
Cat dental cleaning aftercare.
Hard food may be only a small part of keeping your pet s mouth healthy.
รข your cat will need to be fed soft food only for the next week.
With proper pre op blood work a physical exam fluid maintenance and anesthesia monitoring.
Some products on the market help control tartar but are only part of a complete routine.
It is most effective at preventing tartar build up on teeth which have recently been cleaned.
If your cat has dental disease including tartar buildup gingivitis and periodontal disease your vet might determine that one or more teeth should be removed or extracted.
Your dog or cat has had a professional dental treatment under a general anaesthetic where their teeth were examined in detail scaled and polished.
If your cat s tooth is broken and you don t want it removed ask your vet about the possibility of having a root canal done in order to save the tooth.
O this is because there are either open sockets or sutures or both in your cat s mouth and trying to chew dry food could break sutures or get stuck in sockets neither of which would.
In some cases cat tooth extraction can be prevented.
Hard food takes care of my pet s teeth.
If your pet has had any teeth extracted in addition to the teeth cleaning then you must take extra care to ensure the wound heals correctly.
Dental extractions dismissal.
Here are a few things you will need to know about the next week.
Science diet t d is a dry food which breaks in such a way as to shear tartar off of your dog or cat s teeth.
Dentals are dangerous because of the anesthesia particularly for old pets.