Common oral diseases and care of cats
Symptoms and Causes:
1. Periodontal disease
Periodontal disease is the most common oral disease in cats, affecting about 80% of cats over the age of 3. Periodontal disease is mainly caused by plaque that accumulates on the teeth, and is generally divided into gingivitis and periodontitis. Gingivitis is the initial stage of periodontitis, caused by bacteria and dental stones attached to the gums causing red swelling inflammation and even gingival atrophy, atrophy of the gingival twice caused food and dental stones serious accumulation, causing the destruction of periodontal supporting tissue, will cause periodontitis.
Periodontal disease can cause pain in your cat's mouth, which can lead to difficulty eating, smelly mouth, and excessive drooling.
The main treatment of the family is still prevention, regularly help the cat brush its teeth, keep the cat periodontal health, if necessary, take the cat to the hospital for examination or dental cleaning.
2. Chronic stomatitis
chronic stomatitis can also be called chronic gingivostomatitis (feline chronic gingivostomatitis, FCGS), feline gingivitis/stomatitis/pharyngitis complex (feline gingivitis-stomatitis-pharyngitis complex, feline plasmacytic-lymphocytic gingivitis (GSPC), feline plasmacytic-lymphocytic gingivitis (GSPC), is a common disease with unclear definition and unknown etiology.
The main causes of chronic stomatitis are chronic Carisi virus, herpes virus, coronavirus, feline AIDS, feline white blood and so on.
The mildly inflamed cats had a normal appetite and did not respond to oral pain. Moderately inflamed cats may have a decreased appetite, prefer soft foods, and have bad breath and dark brown secretions attached to the hair on their lips. Severely inflamed cats have poor appetite and even anorexia, severe bad breath and drooling.
Chronic stomatitis family treatment is mainly based on prevention, regularly help the cat to brush its teeth, keep the cat periodontal health, serious need to be sent to the hospital for treatment, and to be prepared for long-term treatment.
Common oral diseases and nursing of cats
3, cat bone resorption
Cat odontoresorption is a common dental disease, the incidence of adult cats is about 20% to 75%, and the incidence of old cats is about 60%. It's a disease that increases with age.
Cat bone resorption is caused by broken tooth cells, which are responsible for reshaping the normal tooth structure, but when these cells are activated and do not act as a brake, it can lead to tooth destruction.
Like periodontal disease, cat odontoresorption may not show symptoms, but in severe cases, symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, excessive drooling, and bleeding from the mouth may occur.
Home treatment is mainly preventive, regularly help the cat brush health care, keep the cat periodontal health, the most effective treatment is to remove the teeth completely, and do a good job of care.
Daily dental care
Help the cat to check the teeth will find dental stones or oral diseases, that is the usual oral care work is not done, cats and people, also need to brush their teeth every day, but how to brush their teeth is a headache.
Common oral diseases and nursing of cats
General brushing steps are as follows:
1. Hold the cat sideways
2. Dip your fingers in some toothpaste or mouth cleaning gel
3. Apply toothpaste or cleaning gel to the surface of your teeth
4. Brush your teeth with gauze or a finger brush
In order to make the brushing process more smooth, you can often help the cat to turn its lips when it has not begun to brush its teeth, so that the cat can get used to brushing its teeth; If the cat is not willing to brush its teeth, do not force it, and can be divided into several times to complete; Remember to give the cat a reward after brushing, and the subsequent brushing will be more and more smooth.
1. Periodontal disease
Periodontal disease is the most common oral disease in cats, affecting about 80% of cats over the age of 3. Periodontal disease is mainly caused by plaque that accumulates on the teeth, and is generally divided into gingivitis and periodontitis. Gingivitis is the initial stage of periodontitis, caused by bacteria and dental stones attached to the gums causing red swelling inflammation and even gingival atrophy, atrophy of the gingival twice caused food and dental stones serious accumulation, causing the destruction of periodontal supporting tissue, will cause periodontitis.
Periodontal disease can cause pain in your cat's mouth, which can lead to difficulty eating, smelly mouth, and excessive drooling.
The main treatment of the family is still prevention, regularly help the cat brush its teeth, keep the cat periodontal health, if necessary, take the cat to the hospital for examination or dental cleaning.
2. Chronic stomatitis
chronic stomatitis can also be called chronic gingivostomatitis (feline chronic gingivostomatitis, FCGS), feline gingivitis/stomatitis/pharyngitis complex (feline gingivitis-stomatitis-pharyngitis complex, feline plasmacytic-lymphocytic gingivitis (GSPC), feline plasmacytic-lymphocytic gingivitis (GSPC), is a common disease with unclear definition and unknown etiology.
The main causes of chronic stomatitis are chronic Carisi virus, herpes virus, coronavirus, feline AIDS, feline white blood and so on.
The mildly inflamed cats had a normal appetite and did not respond to oral pain. Moderately inflamed cats may have a decreased appetite, prefer soft foods, and have bad breath and dark brown secretions attached to the hair on their lips. Severely inflamed cats have poor appetite and even anorexia, severe bad breath and drooling.
Chronic stomatitis family treatment is mainly based on prevention, regularly help the cat to brush its teeth, keep the cat periodontal health, serious need to be sent to the hospital for treatment, and to be prepared for long-term treatment.
Common oral diseases and nursing of cats
3, cat bone resorption
Cat odontoresorption is a common dental disease, the incidence of adult cats is about 20% to 75%, and the incidence of old cats is about 60%. It's a disease that increases with age.
Cat bone resorption is caused by broken tooth cells, which are responsible for reshaping the normal tooth structure, but when these cells are activated and do not act as a brake, it can lead to tooth destruction.
Like periodontal disease, cat odontoresorption may not show symptoms, but in severe cases, symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, excessive drooling, and bleeding from the mouth may occur.
Home treatment is mainly preventive, regularly help the cat brush health care, keep the cat periodontal health, the most effective treatment is to remove the teeth completely, and do a good job of care.
Daily dental care
Help the cat to check the teeth will find dental stones or oral diseases, that is the usual oral care work is not done, cats and people, also need to brush their teeth every day, but how to brush their teeth is a headache.
Common oral diseases and nursing of cats
General brushing steps are as follows:
1. Hold the cat sideways
2. Dip your fingers in some toothpaste or mouth cleaning gel
3. Apply toothpaste or cleaning gel to the surface of your teeth
4. Brush your teeth with gauze or a finger brush
In order to make the brushing process more smooth, you can often help the cat to turn its lips when it has not begun to brush its teeth, so that the cat can get used to brushing its teeth; If the cat is not willing to brush its teeth, do not force it, and can be divided into several times to complete; Remember to give the cat a reward after brushing, and the subsequent brushing will be more and more smooth.