Crown Veterinary Dental Specialists

11/10/2025

10/31/2025

Sorry we’re late… Paco was throwing a fit 👻💀
Happy Howl-o-ween from all of us at CROWN 🦷🕸️

10/14/2025

🐾 Happy Veterinary Technician Week! 🐾
This week, we celebrate the incredible humans who make magic happen behind the scenes — our Veterinary Technicians! 💫

They’re the gentle hands holding our patients, the calm voices during tough moments, and the skilled experts who keep every procedure running smoothly. From anesthesia to dental x-rays to post-op snuggles, they truly do it all. 💉🩺🐶🐱

To our amazing techs — thank you for your knowledge, compassion, skill, and heart. You are the backbone of veterinary medicine 🥰

CROWN is truly blessed to have an Amazing Team of Veterinary Technicians to take care of all of our cute patients AND us Doctors, we couldn’t do what we do without you. 💕

Thank you Christian, Deanna, Amber & Kayla!

❤️

09/26/2025

At CROWN, we believe our brave dental patients deserve a little extra love 💕

When our furry friends come back for their 2-week recheck after oral surgery—and have been total ⭐️ superstars during recovery—they get to choose a special toy from our toy drawer! 🧸🐾

Because healing is hard work, and every royal patient deserves a reward 👑🐶🐱

09/25/2025

👑 Did you know? Pets can get “hidden” dental cysts!

Sometimes a tooth never makes it all the way through the gums… and instead of just sitting quietly, it can form a dentigerous cyst (a fancy way of saying “a fluid bubble around a stuck tooth”).

💡 Why it matters:
• These cysts can grow bigger without you ever knowing.
• They can weaken the jaw bone and hurt nearby teeth.
• Most pets don’t show pain until the problem is advanced!

✨ The good news: With dental X-rays or CT scans, we can catch these cysts early and fix them before they cause trouble.

🐾 Pet Parent Tip: If you notice your dog or cat has missing teeth that never “came in,” that’s your sign to schedule a dental exam!

At CROWN Veterinary Dental Specialists, we love keeping those royal smiles happy, healthy, and pain-free. 👑💜

09/13/2025

✨ Just a few of the sweet babies we had the pleasure of seeing this week! 🐾🦷 From wagging tails to gentle purrs, each patient made our week brighter (and our hearts fuller 💜).

We’re so grateful to help keep these furry smiles happy and healthy! 🐶🐱💫

08/29/2025

🇺🇸✨ Labor Day Announcement ✨🇺🇸 CROWN Veterinary Dental Specialists will be closed on Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day. 💜🐾

08/20/2025

🌟 Meet Molly! 🌟
We’re thrilled to have Molly Eyerly joining us at CROWN for her two-week externship! 🦷🐾

Molly is a 4th-year veterinary student at Iowa State University. She grew up in southern Iowa and plans to return to the Des Moines area after graduation.

Her special passions include veterinary dentistry (our favorite! 🦷✨), as well as surgery and internal medicine. During her time here, Molly will be learning, growing, and gaining hands-on experience in all things veterinary dentistry — and we couldn’t be more excited to support her on this journey. 💙

Outside the clinic, Molly enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with her sweet cats. 🐱✈️👟

Let’s give Molly a big, warm CROWN welcome in the comments below!

08/18/2025

🔊 Volume up for this one! 😻✨
Few things are as magical as the sound of pure happiness… and Chester is giving us ALL the feels today! 💜

At his 2-week postop recheck, sweet Chester “ purred the entire time while enjoying his Churu treat—louder than a little engine 🚂💨🐾

Just two weeks ago, Chester had all of his teeth extracted due to painful Stomatitis. He’s healing great for 2 weeks postop, and we’ll continue to monitor him closely as he recovers. 💕

A big thank you to the Animal Hospital of Statesville for entrusting us with this precious boy’s care. 🐱✨

08/18/2025

🔊 Volume up for this one! 😻✨
Few things are as magical as the sound of pure happiness… and Chester is giving us ALL the feels today! 💜

At his 2-week postop recheck, sweet Chester purred the entire time while enjoying his Churu treat—louder than a little engine 🚂💨🐾

Just two weeks ago, Chester had all of his teeth extracted due to painful Stomatitis. He’s healing great for 2 weeks postop, and we’ll continue to monitor him closely as he recovers. 💕

A big thank you to the Animal Hospital of Statesville for entrusting us with this precious boy’s care. 🐱✨

08/11/2025

🐾✨ When a tiny storm-drain rescue kitten decides to crash another pet’s appointment… instant smiles all around! 💜

07/11/2025

🎶 He’s got the smile, he’s got the charm… he’s Billy Joel the kitten! 😻

This dashing 10-month-old heartthrob came to CROWN for evaluation of his overbite. His lower canine teeth are currently making contact with the roof of his mouth — something we’ll be helping to correct with oral surgery soon to keep him comfortable and thriving.

Isn’t he just the cutest little superstar? He’s also a professional biscuit maker! 

A big thank you to Greenway Animal Hospital for trusting us with Billy Joel’s care — he truly lit up our day! 💜👑