Feline Gingivostomatitis: When a Cat's Mouth Is Constantly Inflamed
Gingivostomatitis causes severe, chronic oral inflammation in cats. Learn about this painful condition and the treatment that can help.
FCGS severepainful causing widespread most challenging significantly —— particularly full-mouth extractions—— provides dramatic
- Causing severechronic
- —— overreaction to plaque
- FIV-positive higher
- Full-mouth extraction resolves 80-90% cases condition
- Sounds drastic eating
- Early prevents
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involves plaque exaggerated causing severe ulceration Feline calicivirus FIV may contribute to dysregulation distinct from —— far more severe widespread
bright swollen drool often blood-tinged severe refuse eating very carefullylose weightbecome lethargicstop grooming may cry when yawning opening constant severe—— many become withdrawn aggressive
Medical steroidsprovides temporary resolves conditionGold standard full-mouth extractionremoving canine While sounds extreme80-90% complete significant new pet——eating grooming again much happier
remarkable both wet dry food—— most swallow kibble whole anyway eating essential chronic relief far outweighs inconvenience many full-mouth extraction seems
- Bright swollen
- Blood-tinged drool
- severe
- weight loss
- opening cries
- grooming unkempt
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