Juvenile feline hyperplastic gingivitis is a pronounced generalized inflammation and overproduction of the attached gingival gum tissues in the young cat.
Juvenile gingivitis in cats.
Juvenile onset feline gingivitis periodontitis is a form of periodontal disease occasionally seen in cats less than 1 year of age.
Onset of inflammation can be as early as the time of eruption of the permanent teeth.
Figure 1 it is typically diagnosed around the time of tooth eruption between 7 10 months of age.
Causes may include exaggerated inflammation at the time of tooth eruption viral exposure felv fiv calici immune mediated disorders or mixture of reasons.
This cat gum disease is similar to a condition called aggressive periodontitis which is seen in humans during the teenage years.
In these patients intense gingivitis may begin at the time of tooth eruption progressing to read more about feline juvenile onset.
There are also subsets of oral disease that can affect the young or juvenile feline patient.
Feline juvenile gingivitis aka juvenile hyperplastic gingivitis is a pronounced generalized inflammation of the gingival tissues in the young cat.
One of these conditions is called juvenile onset periodontitis.
Without regular dental care it usually becomes apparent after 3 5 years of age.
Feline juvenile gingivitis some immature cats display pronounced inflammation of the gums that has not spread to the back of the mouth called feline juvenile gingivitis.
Periodontal disease is common in feline practice.
Gingivitis juvenile onset periodontitis stomatitis tooth resorption or a combination.
There is a pronounced inflammation of the gingiva often followed by marked hyperplasia of the tissue.