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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 red, smelly cat gums?
Plan by cause/severity. Gingivitis, heat, or infectious disease may cause it; tartar and aging are common. Tartar: vet cleaning then antibiotics plus spray. Heat: cooling meds and diet. Infectious: see a vet.
Can metronidazole treat cat stomatitis?
It helps by inhibiting oral anaerobes, but stomatitis has many causes; some need antivirals like herpesvirus. If no relief, see a vet.
Red crust on cat’s back neck – cause? What medicine?
Red crusts suggest trauma, fungal/bacterial infection, or parasites. If scratch marks and black dots, suspect flea dermatitis - do topical deworm and environ disinfect, iodine on spot, prevent scratching; if no improvement, vet skin test.
Can cat stomatitis heal on its own?
Depends on cause; most can't self-heal. Vitamin-deficiency cases may recover after supplementation, but bacterial/viral ones won't and worsen. Severe cases need a vet.
Why does my cat have mucus in its mouth?
Many causes: oral disease, poisoning, drug irritation, carsickness, systemic disease. Find the cause; if frequent, see a vet. If energetic, try cleaning the mouth first.
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 medicine for cat mouth-corner ulcers?
Causes include trauma and oral inflammation. Wipe with diluted saline, then pet oral spray or watermelon-frost to heal. Avoid irritating/hard food. If severe or unimproved, see a vet.
What to do for cat mouth ulcers?
Use oral spray, vitamin liquid, and broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory or hormone meds by severity. If severe or with other signs, rule out herpes/calicivirus at a vet. Feed soft food, not hard, during recovery.