Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis – Current Concepts in Clinical Management
Master the latest in FCGS diagnosis, immune pathogenesis, and evolving treatment protocols.
About the Course
Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis (FCGS) is a debilitating, chronic inflammatory oral mucosal disease that affects 0.7%-26% of domestic cats. For over 3 decades, the etiology of feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FCGS) has been considered elusive and challenging. The current etiologic theories for FCGS include: an immune response to chronic antigenic stimulation, chronic viral infection(s), and a potential genetic predisposition. Without knowledge of the etiology of FCGS, as clinicians, we have focused on symptomatic and/or aggressive treatment options that may not lead to a cure. No single treatment has achieved a clinical success rate close to 100%, and cats that fail to respond to treatment require lifelong medical management or euthanasia. This lecture will review historical knowledge of FCGS, as well as discuss the most recent updates related to the etiopathogenesis and treatment of this disease.
This program has been RACE approved (20-1297943) for 1 hour of continuing education credit for veterinarians and veterinary technicians/technologists in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
Learning objectives
- Understand the clinical manifestations of Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis (FCGS)
- Differentiate FCGS from other oral diseases in cats
- Understand the immune-mediated nature of FCGS
- Identify other factors impacting the etiology of FCGS
- Gain insight into upcoming innovative therapies and how they target FCGS
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This was a great presentation from Boaz Arzi- informative, organized and well-spoken.
Thank you so much.
Colleen O'Morrow
Very detailed though the research was a limited pool, would have liked to see more studies referenced.
Great information. Thank you! I will be sharing this information with the doctors I work with.
About the presenter
Maria Soltero-Rivera
Dr. Maria Soltero-Rivera is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery at the Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Soltero-Rivera completed her residency-training program in dentistry and oral surgery at PennVet and has worked as a visiting scientist at Dr. Joe De Risi’s lab, focusing on illuminating feline gingivostomatitis causative agents using metatranscriptomic next-generation RNA sequencing technology.
Dr. Maria Soltero-Rivera is a Diplomate of the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC). Dr. Soltero-Rivera’s clinical and research focus is on oral medicine. Her lab investigates the diagnosis and treatment of chronic oral inflammatory disease in dogs and cats by analyzing the oral microbiome, the interkingdom interactions within this, and the host response with the goal of translational implications.
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