I. What is cat stomatitis?
Stomatitis is a general term for oral inflammatory diseases. The specific etiology is unclear, but cats living in a group environment are high-risk, and cats with calicivirus and HIV are more likely to be infected. Susceptible to chronic stomatitis, feline calicivirus is also the most common cause of chronic stomatitis.
Secondary symptoms of cat stomatitis
1. Feline stomatitis can also cause many secondary symptoms that can lead to damage or even failure of the cat’s vital organs. Because the body is like a city, the blood vessels are the city’s sewage system, and the kidneys are the sewage treatment plant. When a cat’s oral cavity has inflammatory diseases for a long time, many inflammatory substances and bacteria will enter the blood from the oral blood vessels. When these substances pass through the kidneys, the kidneys need to increase power to clean up these “wastes.” It will gradually collapse due to excessive load.
2. The kidneys of cats are inherently fragile. Once kidney failure occurs, the consequences will be disastrous. The liver is the largest detoxification organ in the body. It decomposes nutrients such as protein and amino acids during operation, producing toxic substances such as urea nitrogen and creatinine. When these toxic substances pass through the kidneys, they are filtered by the kidneys and then excreted through urine. Suppose the cat has kidney failure due to stomatitis. In that case, these toxic substances cannot be excreted from the body, resulting in excessive amounts of toxic substances in the blood and, eventually, liver failure. Liver or kidney failure is one of the significant causes of death in cats.
3. Pain in the mouth will also cause the cat to refuse to eat, and once the cat refuses to eat for more than three to seven days, liver function damage will occur, and liver function damage will cause the cat to lose its appetite. This vicious circle continues. Symptoms such as jaundice and rapid weight loss will appear—even life-threatening.
