Nebraska Dentistry and Oral Surgery for Animals

03/07/2024

Our office will be closed tomorrow, July 4th in observance of the holiday. We will resume normal business hours Monday, July 8.

25/05/2024

As a reminder, we will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume normal business hours Tuesday, May 28.

23/05/2024

Looking forward to a great event at the NVMA Summer meeting in Lincoln! Register fast there are only a few spots!

𝗡𝗩𝗠𝗔 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗯 | 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵

𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙜𝙨

Practicing veterinarians, are you looking for a way to get faster with dental extractions, more accurate with flap creation, more precise with alveolar bone removal, and safer for your patients and your veterinary team?

Don’t miss this five (5) hour canine dental wet lab offered during the 𝗡𝗩𝗠𝗔 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. This wet lab, taught by Dr. Erich Rachwitz, will arm you with the skills, tricks, and helpful hints you can immediately implement into your practice.

𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 - 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙏𝙊𝘿𝘼𝙔!

https://nvma.org/summer-meeting/

21/05/2024

We have closed early in anticipation of the Papio flooding in Old Mill. We hope we are wrong and we hope everyone stays safe!

16/04/2024

Please Read this message from our friends at Gentle Doctor Animal Hospital and write your senator. Veterinary care is health care and should never be taxed.

Clients and Friends,

We need your help. The Nebraska Legislature is still considering a sales tax on veterinary services for pet animals, including those pets which provide therapy and emotional support. A final vote could come on Thursday, April 18.

We ask you to take moment to contact your state senator and encourage them, again, to VOTE NO on LB388.

• Additional taxes put a burden on working families.
• Increased veterinary costs could force pet owners to forego routine care, ultimately harming the pet and increasing the risk of spreading diseases.
• The rise in cost could create more pet surrenders or euthanasia.

This is an urgent matter for the veterinary and pet animal community. Please don't wait, contact your senator today and tell them to VOTE NO on LB388.

Please take a moment to email the following Omaha area senators to express your opposition to the bill.
John Cavanaugh - [email protected]
Merve Riepe - [email protected]
Tony Vargas - [email protected]
Christy Armendariz [email protected]

11/04/2024

Happy National Pet Day! We thought we’d share some of our favorite pets! Comment below with a picture of your favorite pet(s) at home!

14/02/2024

Boop + Crowns for Valentine's Day!

01/02/2024

We celebrate this everyday, but it's February!! Happy National Pet Dental Month!!

11/01/2024

We love hearing wonderful feedback from our clients. Lucy had a salivary gland cyst filled with thousands of sialoliths (stones) that required removal of the salivary glands and the cyst. We are happy to hear she’s doing so well!

“We want to thank you, Dr. Rachwitz and everyone involved with Lucy’s salivary gland surgery. I wish we would have done this so much sooner. She is like a pup again, healing well- the swelling has gone down tremendously. It’s so good to see her so happy! Thank you all again, James, Trish, Lucy”

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

12/12/2023

We want to share with you our upcoming holiday schedule. To celebrate the holidays and spend time with our families we will be closed from December 18 - January 1. Normal business hours will resume January 2. - Happy Holidays from your NDOSA family

28/11/2023

Separation anxiety is commonly diagnosed in our canine patients. This often leads to inappropriate and/or destructive behaviors such as cage chewing. Unfortunately, the incisors and canine teeth can be damaged as a result. These behaviors may not be witnessed, as many dogs chew at their enclosures when they are alone in the home. Metal staining and distal abrasion may be the first clues to separation anxiety behavior. Continued damage leads to fractured and pulp-exposed teeth. Collaborating with your primary veterinarian is so important, as they are trained to focus on behavior modification. Our specialized dental procedures can repair painful pulp exposures or protect the tooth before that much damage has occurred. Pictured are teeth that have received cast metal crowns. The intention is to prevent tooth fracture and costly root canal treatments.

23/11/2023

Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.

21/11/2023

Our office will be closed Thursday, November 23rd. Normal business hours resume Monday, November 27th.

31/10/2023

Our NDOSA family hopes everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!

31/10/2023

It was a big week for us at NDOSA! Some of our staff attended the annual veterinary dental forum in Louisville, Kentucky. Our technicians Ashley and Sara both received their official certificate as a veterinary technician specialist in animal dentistry or VTS (Dentistry). We are beyond proud of all the hard work and dedication they made to get this monumental achievement!

16/10/2023

Happy Vet Tech Week!
We are thankful for our amazing, dedicated, and compassionate veterinary technicians who play a key role in our team. This week and every week we appreciate you! Now, let's celebrate!!

10/10/2023

Meet Fern! We get to see this sweet girl routinely for her oral care.

Did you know, all rabbit teeth grow continuously throughout their lives making oral exams extra important!

14/09/2023

The thought of major surgery for your pet can be scary. We're here to help your furbaby and ease your mind.

Duke had a bilateral rostral mandibulectomy to remove a large oral tumor that was causing pain and threatening his ability to eat. With the tumor removed, the tongue will be more prominent, but despite some minor cosmetic changes to Duke's "look", he knows no different and continues to be a happy, healthy and now cancer-free dog!

In order to accomplish this, Duke had to spend just two visits with us.
He had a five-hour visit to take a 3D xray called a CBCT, to plan for surgery and get a biopsy (a small piece of the tumor), and on a separate day he had an eight-hour visit to have his surgery. Surgery time was two hours.

We have multiple hotels within one mile of our practice, so some pet parents from out-of-town come to Omaha the night before their appointment.

We are so grateful that people from Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota trust us to care for their pets!

31/08/2023

Our office will be closed Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 5th. We hope you all enjoy the holiday weekend!

15/08/2023

K9 Shiva had a bit of a training accident, and we got her back in working order with root canal therapy, a minor gum surgery and a full metal crown. She was a perfect lady while in our care, but we would advise you not to find out if the repaired tooth works as well as the other three canine teeth. Good girl Shiva!

10/08/2023

RIP K9 Tar!

The LVPD Family extends our deepest condolences to retired Ofc. Mike Loyd and his family on the loss of PSD Tar. PSD Tar nobly served from 2011 until his retirement in 2020. PSD Tar enjoyed a fun and well deserved retirement with the Loyd Family. Godspeed PSD Tar. 🌈

03/08/2023

Open wide, we're here!
Just a reminder, we are now EXCLUSIVELY at our Omaha (Harney street) location and excited to see all those pearly whites! Call 531-999-3230 to schedule your consultation.

28/07/2023

It's always an honor to assist our law enforcement dogs!

16/02/2023

Let's talk about dead teeth! The most common way for a patient to develop pulp necrosis aka a "dead tooth" is by fracturing the tooth into the pulp. Fractured teeth may not contain the infection, however, as the infection has the ability to spread through the root end "apex" and create painful and dangerous cellulitis throughout the face. The pictured puppy had this very problem. His entire left side was swollen, making him look like a Sharpei, but he is a Golden Retriever! A single fractured "baby" canine tooth caused severe facial pain, infection and fever. We must never ignore fractured teeth at any age, and we must never allow a fractured puppy tooth to remain simply because "it will fall out soon anyway". This pup needed a 20 minute procedure to extract the tooth (discolored grey in the other photo) and as we extracted the tooth about 5cc (a teaspoon) of liquid pus flowed from the socket!

It is so rewarding to help a puppy like this! Don't ignore fractured teeth, even in the youngest of patients!

06/02/2023

What a fantastic event. Join us in Park City!

01/02/2023

February is National Pet Dental Health Month but it was a great January day last Thursday when Dr. Rachwitz had the day to present topics in veterinary dentistry to the NVMA Winter Conference!

11/01/2023

Join us for a full day of continuing education in dentistry!

ICYMI - NVMA Winter Conference 2023 will be here soon. Early Bird discount applies until January 14th so don't forget to register!

Excellent speakers will provide outstanding content that you can put to use immediately! Don't miss the small animal medicine sessions, large animal medicine sessions, veterinary technology session, or practice management session. There is something for your entire team! https://nvma.org/winter-conference/winter-conference-program/

Hotel reservations may be made with the Embassy Suites LaVista at the group rate until January 12th. https://nvma.org/winter-conference/winter-conference-hotel/

22/12/2022

Our Harney Street (in Omaha) location has finished seeing patients for 2022! You can still call Twin Creek Animal Hospital (in Bellevue) at (402) 505-9033 to schedule procedures for 2023 at EITHER location. Dr. Rachwitz will inform you at your consultation which location is best for your pet to receive it's procedure. This is not based on where you live, but rather, if your pet needs CT instead of traditional dental x-rays. CT (computed tomography) provides superior anatomic detail and allows us to make better, more informed decisions for both dental patients and oral surgery patients, but may not be mandatory for all our cases. Below is a CT slice image and a dental x-ray image and the detail in the CT is remarkable.

07/12/2022

There's still availability for this CE event at early bird pricing!!