My dog's gums are inflamed after scraping. Is it serious or a tumor?

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Dr Strydom continuing question for u as I forgot to mention that I'd scraped off from under her gum line too.theres no plaque that has caused gingiva hyperplasia.also,she has heart issue n is 9 yrs old.is it a tumor?can any ointment b applied to it?can't anything b done to subside it?plz tell Dr ma'am,it's very urgent plz. Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

The gums are definitely inflamed and it is probably due to you being too aggressive with the plaque removal. You need to be very careful doing this with a dog that has heart murmur. I don't know if that is her heart problem or not but if you scrape the plaque, that plaque is made up of bacteria, those bacteria go to the diseased heart valve and get stuck there causing a major problem. So, you are better off brushing the teeth once a day and using the water additive I linked for you before. Only scrape the teeth if they get very caked with plaque. The hyperplasia is not that serious. It is not an emergency. And it will take quite some time to go down or it may never go back down to normal. That is OK if it doesn't go down as long as it is not very red. Really, please understand, it is not serious.

My dog's gums are inflamed after scraping. Is it serious or a tumor?

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