Although a biopsy of oral cavity tissue may be required for a conclusive diagnosis, she notes, «you can determine that it's
gingivostomatitis in about 85 percent of cases just by looking into a cat's mouth.»
Not exact matches
Ulcers are common
in children with
gingivostomatitis, herpangina, and Hand Foot and Mouth disease, who also have blisters on their hands and feet.
If he has lesions
in his mouth from
gingivostomatitis (which can also cause a sore throat) or hand, foot, and mouth disease, for example, they can keep him pretty miserable.
Dr. Boaz Arzi, a veterinary dental surgeon —
in collaboration with Dr. Dori Borjesson, a veterinary pathologist, and Dr. Frank Verstraete, also a veterinary dental surgeon — had started a clinical trial investigating a novel stem cell therapy to treat feline chronic
gingivostomatitis (FCGS).
For challenging extraction cases, multiple of full mouth extraction cases
in patients with tooth fractures, or severe periodontal disease, and
in cats with
gingivostomatitis.
Cats are affected by many of the same dental problems that affect dogs (periodontal disease, fractured teeth, and oral masses)
in addition to special syndromes (tooth resorption,
gingivostomatitis).
Stomatitis
in cats, sometimes called
gingivostomatitis, plasma cell stomatitis, or lymphoplasmacytic stomatitis, is a very painful condition...
Stomatitis
in cats, sometimes called
gingivostomatitis, plasma cell stomatitis, or lymphoplasmacytic stomatitis, is a very painful condition affecting the tissues
in the mouth.
I also seek to provide access for veterinary surgeons to information which is not readily available elsewhere: on the subjects of feline blood groups, feline chronic
gingivostomatitis and with a directory of genetic and inherited diseases which have been reported
in cats so that vets can check for any breed predispositions when presented with an unusual case.
As a staged procedure, laser ablation surgery is also helpful
in the long term treatment of refractory cases of feline chronic
gingivostomatitis.
The salient clinical signs of
gingivostomatitis include apparently extreme oral pain; swollen, ulcerated, and bleeding gums; lack of appetite or — if an affected cat seems eager to eat — the inability to do so; consequent weight loss; excessive salivation; blood
in the saliva; bad breath; and pawing at the mouth.
As for the link between FIV and
gingivostomatitis, Dr. Rawlinson observes: «The immune system's inflammatory response is so abnormal
in FIV - positive cats that their bodies just aren't up to dealing with routine oral infections.