Histopathology and treatment of nine cats with multiple epulides Histopathologie en behandeling van negen katten met multipele epulides

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