Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Feline chronic gingivo-stomatitis in cats - how common is it?
By Healey, Katharine A E et al.·Published in Journal of feline medicine and surgery·2007·Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Prevalence of feline chronic gingivo-stomatitis in first opinion veterinary practice.
- Species:
- cat
Plain-English summary
Feline chronic gingivo-stomatitis (FCGS) is a condition in cats that causes long-lasting and often severe inflammation in their mouths. A study looked at nearly 5,000 cats visiting veterinary clinics to find out how common this condition is. They found that about 0.7% of the cats had FCGS, which means 34 cats were diagnosed with it during the study. Of these cases, 15 were new diagnoses, while 19 were ongoing issues. The researchers did not find any significant differences in age, sex, or breed between the cats with FCGS and those without it.
Abstract
Feline chronic gingivo-stomatitis (FCGS) is a syndrome characterised by persistent, often severe, inflammation of the oral mucosa. In the absence of similar studies, our objective was to estimate the prevalence of FCGS in a convenience based sample of cats visiting first opinion small animal veterinary practices. Twelve practices took part, providing a sample population of 4858 cats. Veterinary surgeons identified cases of FCGS according to our case definition over a 12-week sampling period; age, sex and breed information was determined for all cats, plus brief descriptive data for FCGS cases. The prevalence of FCGS was 0.7% (34 cases, 95% confidence intervals: 0.5-1.0%). Of the 34 cases of FCGS, 44% (15 cats) were new cases and 56% (19 cats) were ongoing cases. No statistically significant difference (P>0.353) was found when the age, sex and breed of cats with FCGS were compared to data from cats without the condition.
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