Dental station and system for domestic animal dental care
A dental station for improving domestic animal dental care and oral hygiene, dental station having a body including a supporting structure which includes a plurality of receiving holding formations to receive and support one or more of a plurality of preselected sized and shaped chewable food elements in a protruding manner.
1 . A dental station for improving domestic animal dental care and oral hygiene, comprising:
a floor structure defining a substantially flat surface; and
an insert member attached to the floor structure to extend across the substantially flat surface of the floor structure, the insert member having a plurality of upright brushing members extending across an upper surface thereof, interspersed with a plurality of chewable food element holding formations extending at least partially across the upper surface to receive chewable food elements therein;
wherein the chewable food elements are received in the chewable food element holding formations such that a portion of the chewable food element projects above the plurality of upright brushing members to be accessible by the domestic animal's front teeth for removal from the chewable food element holding formations for consumption by the domestic animal, such that upon removing the chewable food element from the chewable food element holding formations the upright brushing members contact and clean the front teeth and neighbouring gums of the domestic animal, wherein the plurality of upright brushing members of the insert member comprise brush elements such that the brush elements project above the upper surface of the insert member and the upper surface of the insert member is configured such that the brush elements are located adjacent to the chewable food elements to clean the teeth and gums of the animal as the animal accesses the chewable food element.
2 . A dental station according to claim 1 , wherein the insert member has a bottom surface that engages with the floor structure to releasably secure the insert member in position on the floor structure.
3 . A dental station according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of upright brushing members of the insert member have teeth brushing holding formations formed therein.
4 . A dental station according to claim 3 , wherein the teeth brushing holding formations are configured to receive brush elements such that the brush elements project above the upper surface of the insert member.
5 . A dental station according to claim 4 , wherein the upper surface of the insert member is configured such that the brush elements are located adjacent to the chewable food elements to clean the teeth and gums of the animal as the animal accesses the chewable food element.
6 . A dental station according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of upright brushing members are arranged in rows along the upper surface of the insert member.