20091203Dental_Veterinary_cases_Singapore_Toa_Payoh_Vets Singapore Toa Payoh Veterinary Surgery, animal doctor, horse, dog, cat, rabbit, hamster, clinic info

TOA PAYOH VETS
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Date: 05 December, 2009

Focus: Small animals - dogs, cats, hamsters & rabbits

Toa Payoh Vets Clinical Research
Dental & Oral Care in Singapore's Dogs, Cats, Rabbits & Other Animals

Brushing dog's teeth with electric toothbrushes

Dogs > 10 years old + bad breath

A mother's coup d'etat	Very old age and heart disease in a 16-year-old Pomeranian.	Tooth ache and bacterial infection can stress an old dog and shorten his life.

12-year-old Dalmatian. Decayed and loose left upper canine tooth. 3 loose teeth extracted. Other teeth in excellent condition unlike other 12-year-old dogs who would have been tooth-less by this age!
Dogs < 10 years old + with bad breath

Jack Russell dislikes tooth brushing	A jogging companion gets seizures frequently. Why?	Old dog with smelly breath

Spitz bites the hand that feeds him	Yearly dental check up will have prevented loss of 14 teeth by 4 years of age in your dog.	The knowledgeable internet girl

Oro-nasal fistula in 1997. Dr Sing's started digital photography in 1997.	Oro-nasal fistula in 2009. May be misdiagnosed as a facial wound.	Oro-nasal fistula. Facial wound just does not heal for many months

Dentistry by groomers, pet shop and pet cafe operators in Singapore	The good son. The busy young man remembered to take his mother's old dog for dental treatment as scheduled.

	Oral tumour may develop in dogs with poor dental health. Will electro-surgery kill the old Jack Russell with heart disease?

Try to get dental scaling done when your dog is less than 5 years old and brush his teeth after scaling at least 3x/week. 3 loose decayed teeth extracted in this well loved Lhasa Apso. She still has many good strong teeth. Owner will use tooth-brushing to prevent tartar formation.	Asthma (difficulty in breathing) in this old poodle was due to heart disease, likely due to poor oral care over the years. Dental check yearly will have saved the teeth of your dog and help prevent heart disease

Bad breath. Dog came in for corneal ulcer treatment. I advised dental work. Tonsils reduced in size by 50% after antibiotics on day 9 of treatment for eye ulcer. No bad breath. The owner is prepared to live with the bad breath and did not follow up for dental treatment at Toa Payoh Vets.		In high-risk old dogs, shorten anaesthetic time by being fast in your dental work. But the vet must be observant during the fast-paced anaesthesia to reduce risk of the dog dying.
Puppies' retained temporary teeth

Painful mouth in an 8-month-old Yorkshire Terrier	Retained temporary teeth - Prevention of tooth diseases in later life. Many Singapore puppy owners are ignorant of the need to get the veterinarian to remove the puppy canine teeth when they don't drop off by 6 months of age. Such teeth obstruct the growth of the permanent canine teeth and trap food, causing tartar. Removal enables the grown up dog to eat properly.

	Retained canine tooth accumulates food & cause tartar formation. Retained canine tooth extracted. Easier to brush the permanent canine tooth now.
Cats

Bad teeth in Singapore cats	The cat has 7 lives
Rabbits & Others

Facial abscess	Cheek Abscesses in Rabbits

Overgrown and deviated teeth in the rabbit

Toa Payoh Vets Clinical Research
Dental & Oral Care in Singapore's Dogs, Cats, Rabbits & Other Animals