A survey of oral disease was conducted in a population of 753 client-owned cats examined by elevenFlemish veterinarians. Only 87 of these cats were presented for orodental disease. The possible effects ofage, gender, diet, breed and lifestyle on the prevalence rates of oral diseases were studied. The resultsshowed that most of the cats in this study were suffering from periodontal disease (gingivitis, periodontitis),and that periodontitis was more common in the older cats. Although this was a young population (mean age4.5 years), and radiographic examination was not routinely done, one out of four cats in the population wasfound to suffer from odontoclastic resorptive lesions. Other diseases that were recorded includedcongenital/hereditary disease, trauma, oral proliferations and stomatitis. The results of this surveydemonstrate that oral disease is very common in client-owned cats, and therefore deserves more attention ingeneral veterinary practice.