On this episode…
Dr. Christopher Thomas DVM, has over 25 years of experience in veterinary medicine. K9 Grillz was established in 2013 and is the only veterinarian owned and operated anesthesia-free dental service in Southern California. Think of it as teeth cleaning for your pets. Today we talk about preventative dental care and how having Lilli see Dr Thomas regularly, helped prevent her from losing teeth and from going in for an anesthesia cleaning.
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About Christopher…
Dr. Christopher Thomas is a 2007 graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, Chris moved to Los Angeles to pursue a small animal rotating internship.
Dr. Chris has been involved in various aspects of veterinary medicine for over 25 years and has a diverse background of experience. He is a devote believer in animal rescue and has had many rescues over the years, including his current baby Rey, a 5 year old Cane Corso. K9 Grillz was established in 2013 and has been partnered with Healthy Spot since 2014.
K9 Grillz is available all over California from the San Francisco/Bay area, all over Los Angeles, and down into Orange County. It is the only veterinarian owned and operated anesthesia free dental service in southern California. Stay tuned as multiple new locations are coming online in the coming months. Chris is also currently developing an anesthetic program which will enable K9 Grillz to offer complete, thorough, cutting-edge dental care for your dogs and cats.
About K9 Grillz…
The mission of K9 Grillz is to fundamentally change the approach of veterinary dentistry to include standardized Tier 1 veterinarian supervised non-anesthetic dentistry as a first option in preventative care. We believe veterinary preventative non-anesthetic and anesthetic dentistry (when necessary), must work hand in hand and is the only model that can effectively offer true comprehensive preventative dental care for pets.
In the state of California veterinarian supervised non-anesthetic dental cleaning is legal and is considered to be a medical procedure by the California Veterinary Medical Board that must only be performed under direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Veterinarians need to work together to properly address and prevent preventable dental disease with an affordable, safe, and standardized method of TIER 1 Veterinarian Supervised Non-Anesthetic Dental Cleanings AND anesthetic dentistry when necessary. (Tier 1 – veterinarian developed, owned, and operated). We believe tier 2 and tier 3 non-anesthetic dental services are unqualified and regulations should be changed to have such services on considered illegal operations and shut down. See our Tier level description on our Instagram @k9grillz.
Our approach to veterinary dentistry must mimic human preventative dental care. Start young, stay consistent with brushings and cleanings, utilize anesthesia whenever problems arise that warrant it and ideally perform periodic anesthetized dental radiographic surveillance every 3-5 years (*individual patients needs may vary). For more information please visit our website and Instagram pages.
