Added on May 6, 2023 - No tooth extraction! Healing 7-year-old FIV-positive black cat with Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis (FCGS) using Mucogingival Replacement Surgery (MGRS).
“Mei-Mei” is a mixed-breed female black cat. She was bitten and injured by another cat with feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) that had been cured by Dr. Chung-Wei Chen (Dr. Richard Chen) in her family (https://reurl.cc/V890dA). The cat that caused the injury carried the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), which resulted in Mei-Mei's infection with FIV. The owner brought her to our hospital to receive Mucogingival Replacement Surgery (MGRS) performed by Dr. Chung-Wei Chen (Dr. Richard Chen) to treat her feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS). At the time of the MGRS treatment, the patient was 6 years and 1 month old, and after the MGRS treatment was completed, she was 7 years and 1 month old.
Due to FCGS, Mei-Mei suffered from redness, swelling, and inflammation of the gingiva and oral mucosa near the oropharynx, oral pain, and decreased appetite. Furthermore, due to the long-term bullying, she was very anxious, and the above factors could affect the treatment effect. Therefore, during the MGRS treatment, Dr. Chung-Wei Chen (Dr. Richard Chen) asked the owner to prepare a separate living space for her to avoid interference from other cats.
After one year of MGRS treatment, the redness and swelling caused by FCGS have completely disappeared, and her appetite has improved. Dr. Chung-Wei Chen (Dr. Richard Chen) did not extract any teeth from her and preserved all of her teeth, and the FCGS has been completely cured. She can now live a normal life without the need for injections or medication.
Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) is one of the common oral diseases in cats. The main symptoms are:
- The gingiva and oral mucosa are red, swollen, ulcers or hyperplasia. All soft tissues in the mouth, including the gingiva and all parts of the oral mucosa (including buccal, lingual, sublingual and oropharynx, etc.), will have redness, ulceration or hyperplasia.
- Cats will lose their appetite or even refuse to eat because of mouth pain, or they will keep shaking their heads and scratching their mouths with their front feet when eating and drinking.
- The patient's saliva usually has a peculiar smell, even putrefactive odor, due to ulcers.
At present, the most common treatments are long-acting steroid injections or oral steroids, combined with antibiotics, and tooth extraction, etc., but the effect of individual treatment varies greatly, furthermore, tooth extraction will likely cause the cat's oral cavity to collapse and alveolar bone loss. They need lifelong medication and can't stop it.
Dr. Chung-Wei Chen's original Mucogingival Replacement Surgery (MGRS) aims to solve the above-mentioned sequelae and difficulties in the treatment of stomatitis, and make cats with FCGS no longer need to take medicine for a long time after recovery, and return to the normal life they had before the illness.
If you want to see more cat patients cured by MGRS in our hospital, please refer to our official website (www.hellopeter.com.tw/contents-4. html) or Facebook fan page album (https://reurl.cc/jlAQAZ).
HelloPeter Veterinary Hospital
Director: Dr. Chung-Wei Chen (Dr. Richard Chen)
YouTube channel：
www.youtube.com/@DrRichardChen_vet
Phone: +886-4-2472-8828
Address: No. 29, Sec. 2, Dongxing Rd., Nantun Dist., Taichung City 408, Taiwan
Official Website:
www.hellopeter.com.tw
Hospital Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00~20:00 (by appointment only), 12:00 to the end of all appointments on Saturday, Closed on Sunday
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