going thru my cat care books. one mentions Biodent-a good general nutritional supplement to benefit the mouth.a human product but vet can order. contains bone meal, carrot powder, spleen and other nutrients that create a healthier chemisty in tissue of mouth. takes time to work. for inflamed gums, the topical application of an herbal combinatin called Echinacea-goldenseal supreme by gaia herbs-saurate a Q tip with the liquid and run along gum line once a day or if condition severe, twice a day. (tho as I recall, echinacea made my cats foam at mouth...the taste.) anitra frzier mentions an herbal remedy to soothe and heal sore and bleeding gums--add 1/4 teaspooon salt to 1/2 cup strong lukewarm calendula and pat on gums with a cotton ball. herbal remedies are usualy taken 3-4 times a day, one to two teaspoons of tea for a cat, 1/2 t. for a kitten. another book mentions calendula for general gum care-purchase a bottle of the mother tincture-put 6 drops in 1 oz of distilled water --if gums are infected already, use a cotton swab padded with extra cotton(from a cotton ball)so tht it soaks up the liquid. (brushing would only irritate gums more). cover both inside and outside of the gums(I guess they mean both sides of the teeth)with the calendula. hope some of this helps. calendula is usually easy to find in a good health food store. interesting footnotes that the vets seem to feel they see teeth problems more in certain breeds and colors. redheaded cats have more gingivitis than other cats. purebreds more at risk-tho maine coons have less problems than abyssinians and persians. My Mr. Bean is red and he ws the first one to exhibit the gum and tooth problems. barbara
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 12:19 PM Subject: Re: Need prayers and advice for Ginger > I am taking her to an internist on Monday, and also plan to call Monday > morning to the veterinary dentist office near here to get her an emergency > appointment if necessary. I want to talk to the internist first, in case there is > something going on with that lymph node in her chest, but I am thinking more and > more that it is her teeth (and hoping that is what it is). She is extremely > playful, back to jumping some after I got food into her (maybe she was weak from > not having much food in her), and very happy. She also tries to eat a little > piece or lick and then just licks her mouth and lips. When she plays and > bites on whatever she is playing with, she does the same thing with her mouth. So > I am starting to think her gums just hurt a lot. I also read that protein in > the urine can come from bad gum infections. > Michelle > > > In a message dated 5/6/05 10:35:54 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Hi Michelle, > > I'm sorry Gunger is having such a hard time. When bailey's > > stomastisis was at it's worse he was losing weight, he didn't stop > > eating completely but he was eating much less that was OK, and after he > > had lost about a pound over a month or so is when I decided none of the > > other things we were trying were working and we pulled his teeth. > > > Bad teeth can cause serious infections, and if it is bad enough probably > > hurts enough to make eating painful. I know a tooth ache is one of the > > few things I can't tolerate well and I have a very high pain tolerence. > > Are you planning on getting her teeth cleaned soon? > > >> > >
