Full Dental Service
We are excited to be the FIRST in the area to offer affordable dentistry for cats and dogs!
We know how important dental care is for animals—just as anyone who has ever had a toothache or needed a root canal knows how painful and debilitating those conditions are. Most people think “they’d know for sure” if their pet was in pain, but that isn’t the way animals work. It’s common knowledge animals are experts at hiding their pain.
Why Dental Cleaning is Important
Cornell Veterinary School has an excellent website on why dental cleanings for cats are so important: Feline Dental Health
A significant number of animals are euthanized every year due to painful dental conditions their owners are financially unable to treat. The good news is, we have the ability to diagnose and eliminate dental pain, and make your pet happier and healthier! Pet dentistry is absolutely one of those situations where an ounce of prevention is cheaper and better than a pound of cure.
FAQ
- Pre-anesthesia blood work
- General anesthesia
- Surgical monitoring
- IV Catheter and fluids (as needed)
- Oral exam
- Charting of teeth
- Scaling off plaque and tartar
- Polishing
- Nerve blocks before extractions
- Removal of loose/diseased teeth
- Any post-op medication, such as antibiotics and pain medicine
- Remove plaque and tartar
- Slow down the progression of dental disease
- Identify oral conditions such as tumors, lesions, furcations, etc.
- Uncover dental disease BELOW the gumline (without radiographs)
- Allow for the safe removal of canines and other deeply rooted/firmly affixed teeth that should only be removed while employing dental radiographs
- We have no overhead-no building or lease to pay for. No waiting rooms or exam rooms to furnish. Our only purchases are what is directly needed to provide top-quality services to the animals.
- As a part-time operation run with the help of volunteers, we don’t have expensive HR and benefits packages to pay for.
- We focus on certain services–not everything. Some of the most expensive equipment in clinics are ultrasound machines and full-body x-ray equipment.
Pricing-$400-$500
The price for cats and dogs under 50 lbs. is $400. Dogs 50-85 lbs. are $500. We do not have commercial cages that can contain dogs who weigh over 85 lbs. or are aggressive.
We train with board-certified dentists every year in order to provide top-quality care for your pets.
Any and all extractions are included in the flat-rate cost, at the veterinarian’s discretion. We only extract unhealthy teeth, and we do not call owners before performing any or all extractions. If your veterinarian has any specific concerns we will keep them in mind and review any dental radiographs they provide, however, our vets make their own treatment plans based on multiple factors, including the health of the animal, the type of disease present, and the safety of the desired procedures.
Our affordable plan is aimed to help you PREVENT severe dental disease and keep up with your pets’ oral health. It is not a solution to catch up on severe, long-term, untreated disease all at once. The longer teeth go untreated the more bone decay happens to the jaw. In these cases there are significant risks to removing certain teeth, as there is a chance of breaking the jaw.
For some diseases radiographs are absolutely indicated and required. For dentistry services that include radiographs, please visit Michiganpetsurgery.com .