The etiology of
eosinophilic oral diseases in dogs and cats may vary, but an allergic component seems to play a role in most cases.
Diode laser has also been described for removal of a tongue granuloma in a cat.2 I have not had experience with use of therapeutic laser for treatment of
eosinophilic oral disease, and peer - reviewed literature of its use is currently difficult to find.
Not exact matches
Disorders related to protein intolerance include
oral allergy syndrome, immediate gastrointestinal hypersensitivity,
eosinophilic esophagitis, gastritis and gastroenteritis; enterocolitis, protein - losing enteropathy, proctocolitis, chronic constipation (as the sole symptom), atopic dermatitis, multiple food protein intolerance of infancy (to several foods, including breast milk) and celiac disease (adverse reaction to gluten).
There are many appearances to canine and feline
oral eosinophilic disease.
No laboratory tests are necessary to confirm a typical case of
oral Eosinophilic ulcers.
So if topical or
oral corticosteroids are given to the cat to resolve
eosinophilic keratitis, the cat needs to be closely monitored for a herpes - 1 relapse because the same medication has been associated with reactivation of herpes - 1.