What should I do if my American Foxhound has stomatitis? Stomatitis must be encountered by everyone when raising dogs. This is inflammation caused by wound infection in the dog’s mouth. This requires timely treatment, otherwise it will This causes the dog to not eat.

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

Cause

The most common reason is that thick and hard bones, sharp teeth, nails, wires, etc. directly damage the oral mucosa, and then secondary infection causes stomatitis. The second is the accidental ingestion of quicklime, ammonia, moldy feed, and excessively concentrated irritating drugs, which may be secondary to tongue injuries, pharyngitis, or certain infectious diseases.

Key points of diagnosis

Sick dogs refuse to eat rough and hard feed, preferring to eat liquid feed and soft meat. They swallow the food without chewing it or chew it a few times and then spit it out. Saliva increases and appears as white foam attached to the lips, or flows out in the form of strings. When inflammation is severe, salivation is more obvious. When examining the oral cavity, it can be seen that the mucous membrane is flushed and swollen, the oral temperature is increased, the patient feels allergic, and the exhaled breath has a foul odor. In vesicular stomatitis, blisters of varying sizes can be seen. In ulcerative stomatitis, there is erosion, necrosis or ulcers on the mucosa.

Diagnosis can be made based on medical history, etiology and clinical symptoms.

Preventive and control measures

(1) Eliminate the cause of the disease: remove foreign objects stuck on the mucous membrane, trim sharp teeth, and stop taking irritating drugs orally.

(2) Strengthen care. Give liquid food, drink water frequently, rinse the mouth with water after feeding, etc.

(3) Drug treatment: Generally, 1% saline solution, 2% to 3% boric acid solution, or 2% to 3% sodium bicarbonate solution can be used to rinse the mouth 2 to 3 times a day. If you have a bad oral odor, you can rinse your mouth with o.1% potassium permanganate solution. When there is too much saliva, you can use 1% alum or tannic acid solution to wash your mouth. When there are erosions or ulcers on the oral mucosa or tongue surface, after rinsing the mouth, apply iodine glycerin (1 part of 5% iodine tincture, 9 parts of glycerin), or 2% gentian violet or 1% sulfaglycerol emulsion to the wound surface, 2 to 3 times a day 3 times. For dogs with severe stomatitis, you can take a sulfa-alum mixture (10 grams of long-acting sulfa powder and 2 to 3 grams of alum in a cloth bag) or take the traditional Chinese medicine Qingdai powder, which has a good effect.