Thank you so much! FIV+ Sox is actually the first one I ever had to suffer from stomatitis. I will definitely have him checked for bartonella - it's great to have all these great thinking minds in one group! Natalie =^..^=
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Kat Parker Sent: Friday, April 06, 2012 4:07 AM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis/Bartonaella link and treatment This was sent to me in email from a rescuer I know and work with. I have an FIV cat I rescued from a drainpipe who now lives with another friend of mine, John, and is very sick with stomatitis. Don't know if this will help anyone, but it's good to pass along since FIV+ and FeLV+ cats have problems with stomatitis: Last year one of our vets found literature tying Stomatitis to Bartonella. In fact, on the results for Bartonella now there is a sentence saying that they have now found a connection between Bartonella and Stomatitis in cats. A lot of cats carry Bartonella (also tied into heart issues which a lot of people do not realize)! So I highly recommend checking for Bartonella before removing his/her teeth. The treatment is just a round of Azithromycin. Since discovering this connection we have had several cats with stomatitis test positive for Bartonella and all cleared after a round of Zithro. I found a few links and pasted below. Julia http://www.virginiaveterinarydentistry.com/647115.html "An association has been established between Feline Stomatitis and a specific bacterial organism called Bartonella. In a large study 70% of cats with severe gingivitis/ stomatitis syndrome tested positive for this organism. Antibiotics in routine veterinary use have no effect on Bartonella organisms but there is an antibiotic called azithromycin that is effective. We are now recommending that all cats with symptoms of stomatitis or severe gingivitis should be tested and those that are strongly positive be treated. In the same large study, more than 70% responded favorably to treatment. Bartonella is unlikely to be a causative organism but one that contributes to the problem. Some cats do not test positive and some that are positive do not improve, but the link to Bartonella is promising and most cats that we have treated have improved substantially." Love and Katnip, ~Kat~ =^,,^=
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