gingival hyperplasia

[lovedobe]

My female Dobermanwas diagnosed with gingival hyperplasia. My vet said she may need surgery within the next year to remove the excess gum tissue.

Has anyone here gone through this with their Doberman? I’d really like to hear how the procedure went and if it helped.

She’s eating fine, but I’ve noticed some drooling lately. I’m also wondering if a professional dental cleaning could help for now, or if surgery is the only real solution.

Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[Ravenbird]

I'm not familiar with this disease, but after a quick glance at some internet info, it seems that surgery would offer some relief but it may grow back. And to my dismay it is yet again influenced by genetics.



Here's the whole article:

Gingival Hyperplasia in Dogs: Clinical Guide for Veterinarians

Evidence-based guide for vets on diagnosing and treating canine gingival hyperplasia in dogs, with surgical, and prevention strategies.

veterinarydentistry.net

 

[JanS]

Interesting and I had never heard of it either. It sure wouldn't hurt to try the cleaning first to see if it helps.

 

[BG1]

I'm not familiar with this disease, but after a quick glance at some internet info, it seems that surgery would offer some relief but it may grow back. And to my dismay it is yet again influenced by genetics.

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Here's the whole article:

Gingival Hyperplasia in Dogs: Clinical Guide for Veterinarians

Evidence-based guide for vets on diagnosing and treating canine gingival hyperplasia in dogs, with surgical, and prevention strategies.

veterinarydentistry.net

Good find @Ravenbird
The article references a 2023 study by Cornell as one of the recent sources, that got me thinking in what else is coming out from the Embark-Cornell private-public collab, and how is that funding providing competition to Wisdom-Mars/Banfield and that genetic data gathering funded bybig bucks in collabs with others

 

[BG1]

I've been fooling around with SuperGrok for searches in sciencey stuff on dogs, and it came up with this:

Dog owners help advance research one DNA test at a time | Cornell Chronicle

Thanks to a research partnership between Embark Veterinary and the College of Veterinary Medicine, DNA tests also provide findings that could improve dogs’ health.

news.cornell.edu

My point being, following your interest in Teh Science, and genetics, using the tools in DNA testing and AI are going to blow the doors off what we know in dogs, especially in these academic-private $$$ pertnerships.

Interesting times!

 

[BG1]

Btw found something useful the other day elswhere using Grok on DCM. I'll post in one of the DCM threads or
Should I put it in the health forum standalone, @JanS

 

[JanS]

and how is that funding providing competition to Wisdom-Mars/Banfield and that genetic data gathering funded bybig bucks in collabs with others

Is Mars part of Wisdom Panel? I've been boycotting Mars since they decided to get their foot in the pet industry in a big way and ruin things.

 

[BG1]

Is Mars part of Wisdom Panel? I've been boycotting Mars since they decided to get their foot in the pet industry in a big way and ruin things.

Yes, Mars owns them

Mars Petcare acquires canine DNA diagnostics company

Mars Petcare acquired OptiGen, LLC, a DNA diagnostics company specializing in canine inherited eye disorders.

www.petfoodindustry.com

and the Banfield Vet hospital chain, and VCA.

Private company, originally the candy company. #2 now in petcare/food.

Search further for various family members and their roles.

Mars family

Mars family is #2 on Forbes' 2024 America's Richest Families list. Read more about Mars family, their experience, their asset summary, and more here.

www.forbes.com

I'm not familiar with the pet food side of things there, but yeah- someone here explained to me how two or three big petfood makers spawned the grain free thing that led USDA on one study...and a lot of confusion to this day, plus put a lot of smaller petfood makers out of business.

See also the rise of private equity take-overs of vets, the rise of emergency vet clinics owned by same. Big money to be made in the affluent animal owner market...

 

[JanS]

I'll post in one of the DCM threads or
Should I put it in the health forum standalone, @JanS

Sure you can put it in a DCM thread.

 

[Ravenbird]

the rise of private equity take-overs of vets, the rise of emergency vet clinics owned by same. Big money to be made in the affluent animal owner market...

Mars and the rest who are buying out vet clinics are fleecing normal pet owners. It makes me sick. I absolutely love my small town vets and their reasonable prices and that they will stand there and talk to you about your pet for 10 extra minutes without shuffling you through the door to make their quota for drugs dispensed per hour. Sorry, but it really chaps me that their drive is for profit, not service and lives of our animals. Candy is one thing, it's an option, pets health is something else entirely.