by East Valley Animal Hospital | Aug 8, 2019 | Dental Care, Pet Care Tips
Why Do Dogs Love to Chew? Chewing is a natural instinct for dogs. Their mouths are a primary way they interact with the world they live in, and chewing allows them to explore. Puppies tend to chew quite a bit more than adult dogs to relieve the pain of teething. And...
by East Valley Animal Hospital | May 10, 2019 | Dental Care, Dog Care
Depending on your dog’s dental health, there may come a time when they need to have a tooth removed. Dog tooth extractions are a relatively common procedure and can be necessary for a number of reasons. Sometimes a fractured tooth gets damaged beyond repair. In other...
by East Valley Animal Hospital | Feb 16, 2019 | Dental Care
Hopefully, you already bring your pet into the vet for their annual dental checkup. This act alone can save your furry companion a lot of pain and discomfort over their lifespan. But have you thought about how you can keep your pet’s teeth, mouth and gums happy and...
by East Valley Animal Hospital | Feb 9, 2019 | Cat Care, Dental Care
Tooth resorption in cats, also known as resorptive lesions, is a fairly common dental disease affecting up to 60 percent of all adult cats. Cats instinctively hide their pain as a survival method, so it can be difficult to detect whether your cat is experiencing pain...
by East Valley Animal Hospital | Jan 7, 2019 | Dental Care, Preventative Care
In a previous blog post we discussed the importance of your pet’s dental health. The statistics show that up to 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats have some kind of oral disease by the age of three. Wow, that’s a staggering statistic! Especially when you...
by East Valley Animal Hospital | Jul 7, 2018 | Dental Care, Diet, Exercise, General Care, Grooming, Pet Care, Pet Health, Preventative Care
Taking care of our appearance and hygiene is a daily routine for us humans. The same should be the case for our four-legged friends. You may see Fido or Fluffy rolling around on the ground, licking their fur, and chewing their coat; these are all ways they groom...
