What causes my kitten to have swollen lymph nodes and gingivitis?

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My kitten is 6 months old, we adopted her as she was stray. She has enlarged lymph nodes and gingivitis and we’re desperately scared. We know there are a number of things that could cause this- please give us some hope. Pet's info: Cat | British Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 7 months and 11 days old

Sara Farmer, DVM · Accepted Answer

The enlarged lymph nodes could be due to a number of different infectious diseases, unfortunately this includes the FeLV and FIV viruses if your kitten has not yet been tested. Gingivitis in a young kitten can be related to these viruses as well but some kittens will have juvenile gingivitis that they outgrow.

What causes my kitten to have swollen lymph nodes and gingivitis?

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