Dental Services

Dental care for pets

Recognising the signs of dental disease is crucial to the overall health of your pet. Good oral hygiene and incorporating dental care into your pet’s daily routine will help to reduce the risk of your pet becoming affected by dental disease. Learn more about the symptoms below and how Barry’s Vets can keep pets in Dromore happy and healthy using pet dentistry.

Symptoms of dental disease

We encourage owners to be vigilant when it comes to their pet’s oral health. Dental problems, if left untreated, can often lead to oral bacteria entering the blood stream and causing problems in the kidneys, lungs and heart. Look out for:

- Loss of appetite
- Drooling with/without blood
- Bad breath
- Weight loss
- Clawing at their mouth

Dental facilities at Barry's Vets

We have excellent dental facilities and are able to offer dental radiographs and ultrasonic scaling and polishing. A dental procedure takes approximately one hour to complete and your pet can usually go home at the end of the day.

Though general anaesthesia is required for most veterinary dental work, the level of risk is small. A pre-anaesthesia blood test performed prior to the procedure can help minimise the risk further.

Once your pet has been anaesthetised, the vet performs a complete oral examination and begins tartar removal using our ultrasonic scaler. If any extractions are necessary they are usually done at this time before finishing off with a polish.

Dental radiographs may need to be taken to assess the extent of any damage.