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How to help a stray cat with painful gingivitis without a vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Siamese | Male

There is a stray cat that has very bad gingivitis and screams and runs after trying to eat a morsel of food so we feed him soft food but I would like to know if there is a water additive to help heal the mouth we can't afford to take him to the vet we took him once and they gave him a antibiotic injection what can we do Thanks

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on March 2nd, 2018

Please contact your local humane society to try and identify a shelter or foster hone to get him the help he requires. It is likely he has loose, broken or infected teeth that require extraction in order to control the pain

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