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Effective treatment for dog stomatitis?
Comprehensive: diet, cleaning, medication, nutrition, cause removal. Rinse with saline, spray pet oral cleaner; severe: antibiotics under vet guidance. Remove causes like tartar.
How to treat cat drooling?
Causes vary; check mouth for tartar, red gums, ulcers. If present, likely periodontitis/gingivitis/stomatitis - use anti-inflammatories. Bacteria/herpes also cause it. If no improvement, see a vet; if only drooling, clean and observe.
What medicine helps cat mouth ulcers?
Clean mouth first, then treat by cause. Oral disease/virus/nutrition/trauma all cause it. Stomatitis/gingivitis: amoxicillin or metronidazole. Nutritional: supplement. Viral (herpes): vet care.
What medicine for cat mouth ulcers?
Causes: trauma, virus, vitamin lack. Trauma: clean then oral spray plus amoxicillin powder. Anaerobic infection: metronidazole. Viral: corresponding antiviral plus antibiotic.
Cat drools clear, thick, sticky – what medicine?
Many causes including irritating food and oral disease. Check the mouth for red, ulcerated mucosa and odor; if so, suspect stomatitis and see a vet. If only drooling with no other signs, observe a while.
What medicine for cat mouth flowing thick drool?
Thick drool may be oral ulcers or other oral disease. Check for red, bleeding gums and odor; if ulcer, use oral spray and metronidazole, rinse often. If tartar, vet cleaning. Herpes/calici may cause stomatitis - treat the primary disease.
What are the symptoms and treatment of feline stomatitis?
Early signs are lethargy, reduced appetite, drooling, and difficulty chewing with mild ulcers; severe cases bring heavy drooling, inability to eat, weight loss, and oral erosion. Treatment removes the cause, meds, vitamins, diet, and cleaning; severe cases need tooth extraction.
My Cat Has an Unhealed Open Wound on Its Upper Lip – What Could It Be?
The photo shows a large unhealed wound on the lip, usually ulcers, swelling, and infection. Black coal-like specks around the lip may be lip-fold inflammation like black chin. Causes also include allergy, injury, stomatitis, or eosinophilic granuloma. See a vet; if not, use oral antiseptic spray and anti-inflammatory meds.
My cat is weak, has no appetite, pus from the ears, and is vomiting blood.
Based on your description—lethargy, no appetite, pus from ears, vomiting blood—the condition is serious; see a vet promptly. Ear pus suggests infection (ear mites, otitis); vomiting blood can come from stomatitis, poisoning, gastroenteritis, distemper, pancreatitis, etc. Find the cause, then treat.
What happens if I don’t brush my cat’s teeth?
Not brushing a cat's teeth can lead to a series of oral health problems such as plaque, tartar, periodontal disease, and stomatitis, with signs including bad breath, mouth ulcers, red and bleeding gums, loose teeth, gum recession, reduced appetite, and drooling. If oral disease goes untreated long-term, bacteria and their products can enter the bloodstream and lead to other health problems. To prevent these issues, the owner should brush the cat's teeth at least once a week, and also avoid feeding too much wet food and sweets.