Lecture – Understanding Feline Disease- From Diagnosis to Treatment

Dr Kelly St Denis

Feline dental disease often goes undiagnosed because

Cats are master at hiding illness

Clients don’t think indoor cats need healthcare

Clients expect to see or smell a problem

Veterinarians don’t perform thorough oral examinations

All of the above

The 3 most common client barriers to scheduling feline dentistry are:

Clients don’t believe their cat is in pain

Clients are afraid their cat will die under anesthesia

Clients think it is too expensive

Veterinarians spend insufficient time reviewing the disease present, the estimate and the treatment plan

All of the above

Antimicrobials are indicated in feline dental disease:

Any time dental disease is diagnosed

When there is a dental abscess present

When tooth resorption is present

After any /all dental extractions

None of the above

Analgesics should be prescribed

After surgical extractions

At the time of diagnosis of dental disease

Not at all. Cats with dental disease are not painful

If the client declines dental surgery

At the time of diagnosis of dental disease

Three of the most common types of dental disease in cats include

Dental caries, root impaction, retained deciduous teeth

Supernumerary teeth, retained deciduous teeth, tooth resorption

Tooth resorption, periodontal disease, chronic gingivostomatitis

Retained deciduous teeth, supernumerary teeth, dental crowding

Periodontal disease, dental caries, tooth resorption