
- Bleeding gums
- Bloody saliva
- Difficulty eating
- Excessive drooling
- Severe halitosis
- Grossly inflamed gums
- Lesions on gums
- Loss of appetite
- Pawing at mouth
- Reluctance to groom
- Unkempt appearance
- Weight loss
- Bacterial culture - Your veterinarian may choose to run a culture of bacteria taken from the animal’s gumline
- Biopsy - A biopsy of the lesions and the area around them may be evaluated to eliminate the possibility of cancerous growths
- Blood tests -. Standard blood tests may also detect underlying conditions such as kidney disease or bacterial infections such as bartonellosis
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