Feline Dental Home Care
FELINE DENTAL HOME AND PREVENTATIVE CARE
The goal of home care is to maximize the time between your pet’s professional teeth cleanings and to minimize & prevent prevent the health risks and pain associated with dental disease.
We will help you to personalize a dental home care plan for optimal results with a combination of products for your pet.
Because pets are generally independent by far the most commonly accepted plaque & tartar prevention is by feeding them a true plaque and tartar prevention diet.
DENTAL DIETS PROVEN TO REDUCE PLAQUE AND TARTAR
These diets are clinically proven to reduce buildup of tartar, plaque, and stain; it will also reduce gingivitis.
- Purina Veterinary Diets® DH Dental Health™ Feline
- Hill’s Prescription Diet® Feline T/D
- Science Diet® Oral Care Diet for Cats
BRUSHING/RINSING
• CET® Toothpaste:
Flavored pastes with an enzyme to kill bacteria and also will increase your pet’s acceptance of brushing. Used in daily brushing, these toothpastes will help prevent plaque and tartar buildup.
• CET® Oral Hygiene Rinse:
This is an oral rinse that contains the antibacterial agents antibacterial agents in an anti-plaque formula.
Plaque prevention gel
• OraVet®:
A waxy product that adheres to the external surface of the teeth. Applied once to twice weekly, it has been shown to reduce plaque & calculus by 24 – 47%. Please visit us.merial.com/index.asp for more information.
WATER ADDITIVE
Healthymouth first oral product to get VOHC seal
• OxyFresh®
An odorless and tasteless water additive that can help prevent plaque and tartar accumulation.
TREATS
• CET Oral Chews ®
Contains enzymes to prevent plaque formation & bacterial growth.
Please visit the VOHC website (see address below) for a complete list of approved products. *
*All products approved by the Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) must prove efficacy in the reduction of plaque and/or tartar.
More information may be found at www.vohc.org.
