Stomatitis, a common medical disease in dogs

Stomatitis can be divided into catarrhal, vesicular and ulcerative stomatitis according to the nature of inflammation, and catarrhal stomatitis is more common.

[etiology]

The most common reason is that hard bones, sharp teeth, nails, wire and other direct damage to the oral mucosa, and then secondary infection and stomatitis; followed by accidental ingestion of quicklime, ammonia, mildew feed, excessive concentration of irritant drugs; and then secondary to tongue injury, pharynx fire or some infectious diseases.

[main points of diagnosis]

Diseased dogs refuse to eat coarse and hard feed, prefer liquid feed and softer meat, swallow or chew a few times and then spit out food balls without chewing. Saliva increased, white foam attached to the lips, or filamentous outflow. When the inflammation is severe, salivation is more obvious. When examining the mouth, it can be seen that the mucous membrane is flushed and swollen, the mouth temperature is increased, the sensation is allergic, and the exhaled breath smells. Blisters of different sizes can be seen in vesicular stomatitis. Ulcerative stomatitis, you can see erosion, necrosis or ulcers on the mucosa. It can be diagnosed according to medical history, etiology and clinical symptoms.

[prevention and control measures]

(1) to eliminate the cause: remove the foreign body on the mucous membrane, trim the sharp teeth, and stop oral irritating drugs.

(2) strengthen nursing: give liquid food, often drink water, rinse mouth with water after feeding, etc.

(3) Drug treatment: generally rinse the mouth with 1% saline, or 2-3% boric acid, or 2-3% sodium bicarbonate solution, 2-3 times a day. If your mouth smells, you can wash your mouth with 0.1% potassium permanganate solution. When you have too much saliva, wash your mouth with 1% alum or tannic acid. When there is erosion or ulcer on the oral mucosa or tongue, after rinsing the mouth, coat the wound with iodine glycerin (1 part of 5% iodine, 9 parts of glycerol), or 2% gentian purple or 1% sulfa glycerin emulsion, 2-3 times a day. For severe stomatitis, it can be called sulfa alum mixture (10 grams of long-acting sulfonamide powder, 2-3 grams of alum, packed in a cloth bag), or Qingdai Powder, a traditional Chinese medicine, has a better effect.