21/01/2026
🦷 Dental care 🦷
Meet Quinn, Dr Brianna’s 3.5 year old border collie. She was in recently for her annual teeth clean under general anaesthetic. Her “before” photo is a reasonable example of what a mouth that gets (almost) daily tooth brushing can look like 14 months after her last professional dental clean - note that there is mostly just plaque present on the teeth with no obvious red line (gingivitis) at the gum line.
Although at-home care is important (dental chews, tooth brushing etc), professional cleaning should always be a part of our routine dental care, just as it is for us. Being proactive with dental care aids in avoiding severe dental disease, painful mouths (and extractions!).