{"id":1467,"date":"2021-06-27T17:18:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T07:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slickwebsites.net\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2021-06-29T12:04:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T02:04:24","slug":"maintaining-pet-dental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">When was the last time you checked your pet\u2019s pearly whites?<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just like for humans, maintaining proper dental health is vital to the overall health and wellbeing of our furry friends too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Poor dental health in pets is a serious issue for pet owners, as over time it can lead to dental disease. Plaque containing bacteria can build slowly, and if not removed it can harden into tartar, and cause infected gums. Dental disease not only implicates a pet\u2019s oral health, it can also have detrimental affects on a pet\u2019s heart, liver and kidneys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is why it is imperative to take proper care of your pet\u2019s teeth to ensure they are as are clean and healthy as possible. To help, we have outlined some key ways that you can look after your pet\u2019s teeth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Top tips for maintaining pet dental health:<\/p>\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1069277270\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2041039374\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Regular dental checks at the vet<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Scale and polish treatments<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Brushing<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Diet<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Chews<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Regular Dental Checks<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Regular dental checks help to ensure that oral health issues are identified at the early stages, in order to limit the progression of dental disease, and potential of costly dental surgery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Animals age much faster than humans do, which means dental disease can develop at a quicker rate. Regular dental checks are therefore very important. We recommend that pets have a dental check with one of our friendly and professional nurses every 6 months. They will be able to inform you of the current status of your pet\u2019s oral health, as well as teach you some ways that you can look after your pet\u2019s teeth at home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We offer free dental checks, so it is easy for you to stay on top of your pet\u2019s dental health.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Scale and Polish<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tartar on the teeth will require a scale a polish procedure as a normal pet toothbrush is unable to remove this build up on it\u2019s own. This treatment is often significant to bring the standard of oral health up to a level where it can be maintained with at home care.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We offer payment plans through Openpay, which can help if your pet is in need of a scale and polish treatment.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brushing<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To maintain a healthy mouth after dental treatments, brushing your pet\u2019s teeth on a daily basis should become apart of your pet care routine. There are a variety of different dog toothbrushes on the market, so we can help advise which will best suit the needs of you and your furry friend. Introducing brushing may seem like a challenge at first, however we are here to help make it as easy as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pets require specifically formulated toothpaste as part of their dental care routine, so it\u2019s important to keep human toothpaste away from them.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Diet<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dental specific diets are another way you can effectively manage your pet\u2019s dental health at home. Dry dental food, such as the Royal Canin range, is specifically formulated so the texture and shape has a \u201cbrushing\u201d effect on the teeth.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Chews<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dental chews, including Greenies Dental Treats or Oravet, are treats that assist in improving pet dental health. Ask our team about our specific recommendations for your pet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For any pet dental health related queries, please do not hesitate to <a href=\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Serving the pet community of the Hobsons Bay City Council. The purrfect location for pet parents living in Altona North, Altona, Kingsville, Williamstown, Laverton and surrounding areas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you checked your pet\u2019s pearly whites? Just like for humans, maintaining proper dental health is vital to the overall health and wellbeing of our furry friends too. Poor dental health in pets is a serious issue for pet owners, as over time it can lead to dental disease. Plaque containing [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-petcare-articles"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.0 (Yoast SEO v25.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet - Dr Paws Altona North<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When was the last time you checked your pet\u2019s pearly whites? Just like for humans, maintaining proper dental health is vital to the overall health and wellbeing of our furry friends too. Poor dental health in pets is a serious issue for pet owners, as over time it can lead to dental disease. Plaque containing [...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dr Paws Altona North\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-27T07:18:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-29T02:04:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dental-health-article-image-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/\",\"name\":\"Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet - Dr Paws Altona North\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dental-health-article-image-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-27T07:18:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-29T02:04:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#\/schema\/person\/a144bf318f54ae6c2799eefcae8b6353\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dental-health-article-image-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dental-health-article-image-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/\",\"name\":\"Dr Paws Altona North\",\"description\":\"Your Partner in Pet Care\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#\/schema\/person\/a144bf318f54ae6c2799eefcae8b6353\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8a28c1944e0bda63fbb14227daa7892433cb8de2e23cb00f28304de660b0ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8a28c1944e0bda63fbb14227daa7892433cb8de2e23cb00f28304de660b0ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/slickwebsites.net\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/author\/slickadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet - Dr Paws Altona North","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet","og_description":"When was the last time you checked your pet\u2019s pearly whites? Just like for humans, maintaining proper dental health is vital to the overall health and wellbeing of our furry friends too. Poor dental health in pets is a serious issue for pet owners, as over time it can lead to dental disease. Plaque containing [...]","og_url":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/","og_site_name":"Dr Paws Altona North","article_published_time":"2021-06-27T07:18:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-06-29T02:04:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dental-health-article-image-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/","url":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/","name":"Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet - Dr Paws Altona North","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dental-health-article-image-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2021-06-27T07:18:25+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-29T02:04:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#\/schema\/person\/a144bf318f54ae6c2799eefcae8b6353"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dental-health-article-image-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dental-health-article-image-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/maintaining-pet-dental-health\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maintaining Pet Dental Health | Altona Vet"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#website","url":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/","name":"Dr Paws Altona North","description":"Your Partner in Pet Care","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#\/schema\/person\/a144bf318f54ae6c2799eefcae8b6353","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8a28c1944e0bda63fbb14227daa7892433cb8de2e23cb00f28304de660b0ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c8a28c1944e0bda63fbb14227daa7892433cb8de2e23cb00f28304de660b0ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/slickwebsites.net"],"url":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/author\/slickadmin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drpaws.com.au\/altonanorth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}