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Your Pet Needs Anesthetic Dental Care

Your Veterinarian has identified dental disease in your pet that requires treatment.

Addressing dental disease is vital to maintaining systemic health and patient comfort. In dogs and cats, dental treatment for dental disease occurs under Anesthesia. 

Complete Oral Health Assessment is a full oral exam and full-mouth x-rays. X-rays show us the full structure of the tooth where the majority of dental disease presents. 

These images show the same four teeth. The X-ray shows profound bone loss not evident above the gumline.
These images show the same four teeth. The X-ray shows profound bone loss not evident above the gumline.

 It is difficult to predict what the full measure of dental disease and precise associated costs will be prior to the anesthetized oral examination and x-ray.

To help clients anticipate the costs of their pet's dental care, we can provide broad estimates for the usual range we see from pets with very little dental disease to pets who need advanced oral surgery.

All Anesthetic Procedures require the following to ensure a safe, pain-free procedure: 

  • Pre-Anesthetic Blood Analysis: Complete Blood Count, Chemistries

  • Anti-nausea and antacid injection

  • Sedation, Anesthesia Induction

  • Endotracheal Intubation

  • Sevoflurane Anesthesia and Maintenance

  • Forced Air Patient Warming Unit

  • Anesthetist Electronic Vitals Monitoring

  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Injection

  • Post-Operative Monitoring

All Patients undergoing a Complete Oral Health Assessment need:

  • Oral Radiographic Exam

  • Oral Cavity Exam

  • Probing and Charting

  • Teeth Scaling and Polishing

Depending on the grade of dental disease found, the pet may need:

  • Local-Block Anesthesia

  • Surgical Dental Extraction

  • Antibiotic Gel Application

  • Post-Operative Pain Medication (to administer at home)

Patients in the reversible stages of dental disease will be at the lower end of the range (around $1800 or six $300 payments* )

Patients with advanced dental disease may reach the high end of the estimate (around $3300 or six $275 payments*) this time but will hopefully need the lower end of care in future regular cleanings. 

* We partner with Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm, ScratchPay and Care Credit to provide payment plans to break up the cost over several weeks up to 18 months.

To schedule your pet's procedure, you can reply to this email, click the button, or give us a call at the number below.

We look forward to improving your pet's oral health.



Direct from your Vet

Katie Taylor, MA, CVPM

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