Feline Oral Ulcers

Feline oral ulcers are a type of oral problem in cats, which can be caused by three main factors: vitamin deficiency, viral infection, and trauma. Therefore, the treatment plan mainly consists of supplementing vitamins, taking symptomatic and causal drugs, and treating trauma by removing foreign objects.

Symptoms of Feline Oral Ulcers:
Careful eating or painful expression during mealtime, such as sudden screams while eating or even refusing to eat in severe cases. These are due to difficulty in eating caused by the pain of oral ulcers.
Paws touching the mouth while eating, as if there is something foreign in the mouth.
Excessive saliva production, sometimes with blood.
Severe halitosis when sniffing closely.
Obvious inflammatory signs in the mouth, such as redness, swelling, and pain.
Gradual weight loss due to difficulty in eating.
Specific Causes and Treatment Plans:

Cause 1: Vitamin Deficiency

This is mainly due to a lack of vitamin B. If the cat's oral ulcers are not severe, timely supplementation of vitamin B, good oral care, and providing the cat with some relatively soft food compared to cat food can improve the cat's oral ulcers.

Cause 2: Oral Ulcers Caused by Viral Infections

For example, feline calicivirus, feline herpesvirus, feline AIDS, feline leukemia, etc. If the oral ulcers caused by these viruses are mild, give the cat corresponding antiviral drugs and antibiotics for causal and symptomatic treatment. If the condition is severe and the effect of drug treatment is not obvious, consider tooth extraction to improve the situation.

Cause 3: Trauma-induced

Mainly consider the problem of oral foreign objects. The basic approach is to remove the foreign objects, solving the problem from the root cause. Then use some antibiotics to prevent infection. Note that oral hygiene care should be taken during the cat's oral recovery, and provide soft food.