29/10/2026
🦷 Let’s talk Dentistry
🐶Meet Truffle who spent the day with us yesterday having a stage 1 dental procedure.
❗️Truffles owners first became aware of him needing a dental at a routine health check, they went ahead and booked this in for the following week.
🌅 On the morning of Truffles procedure, he arrived at the practice with an empty stomach and met with Tracy one of our Registered Veterinary Nurses, Truffle enjoyed lots of fuss and attention whilst his owners went through important paperwork and asked any questions they had from information they had been sent the day before his procedure.
👋🏼 Truffle then said bye to his owners before meeting more nurses in our prep area, initial examinations were performed to ensure Truffle was fit and healthy to undergo a full general anaesthetic.
💉Truffles individual anaesthetic plan was made and he received his pre medication, a small injection into his muscle. After a short amount of time he was taken through to our Dental Theatre ready for his anaesthetic, throughout this time he was under direct supervision from our nurses enjoying lots of cuddles.
🦷 Once asleep our nurse Chloe carried out a full set of dental radiographs, before conducting a comprehensive assessment of all his teeth, this involves charting each tooth. A full scale was then performed, both above and below the gum line. Tracy was still also with Truffle providing constant monitoring of his anaesthetic.
🩺our Vet Libby assessed all the dental radiographs and was able to make an individual plan for Truffle.
❤️🩹 Once the procedure was finished Truffle woke up from his anaesthetic in our quiet Recovery ward, he remained with Tracy until he was aware of his surroundings and able to lift his head before Karen our VCA took over his recovery, providing comfort, cuddles as well as constant monitoring.
🐶Truffle enjoyed a snooze before being offered some food which he very much enjoyed, he was then transferred to our dog ward where he spent the rest of his time in our care.
✅Truffle returned home the same afternoon,
⭐ Thanks Truffle for being a star patient, we look forward to seeing you again soon.
🐾If you would like more information on dental procedures or are unsure if your pet could benefit, give us a call on 01473 333 677.
Stage 1 dentistry is priced at £299, discounts also apply for our PHC members.
