Histopathology and treatment of nine cats with multiple epulides

Abstract

In this article 9 cases of Multiple Feline Epulides (MFE) are discussed. All cats presented with multiple gingival masses covering most of the teeth. Eight cases were diagnosed as reactive hyperplasia and one was a as peripheral ossifying fibroma. Eight were Domestic Shorthair cats and one a Domestic Longhair. No sex predilection was found. All cats were young at first presentation. In 8 of the cases, cure was achieved by gingivoplasty and extraction of all premolars and molars and sometimes the incisors. In the 1 case that was treated more conservatively, without extractions, multiple recurrences were seen. The results of the present study are compared to findings in previously published reports on multiple epulides in cats.