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Cat has inflamed red gums and won't eat. Are there home remedies?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Mediumhair | Female | spayed | 3 years and 8 months old | 5.7 lbs

My cat has inflamed gums very red, they look to be covering the teeth on one side. She isn't eating as much as usual. Do you have any home remedies we could do for her until we can call the vets on Monday? Unsure how long it's been going on for.

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Answered By Vanessa Yeager DVM MPH

Veterinarian

Published on April 18th, 2020

Unfortunately there are no home remedies for this. Inflamed gums can have a variety of different causes- tooth infection, stomatitis, oral tumors, infections and other causes. Aurora will need to see her veterinarian soon for this. She may need a dental cleaning and/or antibiotics or other medications to help resolve this.

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    Answered By Destini R. Holloway, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on August 27th, 2019

    I am so sorry that your pet Zhora has such inflamed gums. It looks like she has a case of feline stomatitis (inflammed gums due to an immune response). This is something that will definitely need to be examined by your vet and treated for. The vet can ease his discomfort by giving him a short course of antibiotics and steroids for now, but then discuss permanent solutions with you. Here is more information on this disorder in young cats. https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4951296 I hope that Zhora's discomfort resolves soon. Best wishes and take care.

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