Does my pet need a dental?

Bad Breath? Tartar and bacteria that build up in your pet's mouth can cause foul odor and it is essential to remove the bacteria sooner rather than later. The bacteria can eat away at the gum line and work their way into the bloodstream, showering your pet’s body with a lot of bacteria! 

 Often, loose teeth are the result of periodontal disease in dogs and cats. This is a disorder in which inflammation and infection from dental tartar and bacteria living in the mouth wear away at the structures keeping the teeth in place.   

 Favoring one side of the mouth when chewing. Blood on chew toys or in the water bowl. 

 An abscess happens when the infection gets under the skin and can't drain away.  The simple description of an abscess is a “pocket of pus” located somewhere in the body.