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Vitamin D levels lower in cats with gingivostomatitis than healthy
By Abbasi, Farzin et al.·Published in Veterinary medicine and science·2025·Faculty of Veterinary Medicine·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D and C Concentrations in Cats With Gingivostomatitis.
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- cat
Plain-English summary
A group of cats with gingivostomatitis, a painful inflammation of the mouth, were found to have lower levels of vitamin D compared to healthy cats. Specifically, the sick cats had an average vitamin D level of 17.54 ng/mL, while healthy cats had 35.36 ng/mL. However, there was no significant difference in vitamin C levels between the two groups. This suggests that cats with gingivostomatitis may be at risk for vitamin D deficiency, and further research could explore whether vitamin D supplements might help these cats feel better.
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Abstract
AIM OF STUDY: To investigate serum vitamin C and D concentrations of cats suffering from gingivostomatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Serum concentrations of vitamins C and D were evaluated in 30 cats of various breeds, including 15 healthy cats and 15 with gingivostomatitis. RESULTS: Serum vitamin D concentration in the healthy cats (35.36 ± 15.39 ng/mL) was significantly higher than that of the cats with gingivostomatitis (17.54 ± 10.50 ng/mL) (p < 0.05). There was no difference in serum vitamin C concentration between the healthy cats (3.7 ± 0.74 mg/100 mL) and those with gingivostomatitis (3.1 ± 0.72 mg/100 mL) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that cats with gingivostomatitis are predisposed to vitamin D deficiency. Further studies are required to confirm this finding in a larger study sample and to investigate the potential utility of vitamin D supplementation.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40173273/