How to keep your pets healthy in a pandemic

Dr. Kristen Mason has some tips on keeping up the oral hygiene of your pets when staying at home.

(topic key) elective operations and surgeries, like spaying and neutering, are being put on hold by the state.

In addition, simpler pet hygiene procedures -- including dental exams -- are also being put off.

And there are ways to keep your four-legged friends in good health without taking them to the vet or groomer.

Doctor kristen mason from lakeway veterinary hospital in medford has a few suggestions to keep your pets healthy.

(take kristen key) dr. kristen mason says, "i would say, you know, feed your dog a quality diet... do your dental care at home like you should be doing anyway, but brush your dog's teeth, especially the small dogs to make sure their dental disease doesn't get worse before we can get them back in to do a dentistry and things like that."

Coming up on newswatch 12 at 6, potential problems pets could be facing with their owners home more often during stay