Re: Dixie Louise's teeth

[maimaipg]

She had blood work done the first part of October.  The missing teeth were missing when I first had her examined.  I have no clue what her history is.  The blood work did show that she had been spayed.  She kept telling me and some animal communicators I know that she " had been to the vet's before and didn't like it one bit" (we all interpreted that to mean she had been spayed).  My vet ran the test even though he was convinced she had not been spayed (no scar).  Anyway, she has been someone's cat and, for reasons unknown, found herself on her own.  I have her on interferon for the teeth.  I just got some amoxi ...she has allergies and with the weather changes here I felt she might be developing a cold.   I'll be returning to Louisville next week and will have her rechecked.  (Earlier if there is a significant change of course.)   Thanks for the information.  And the good wishes.      ----- Original Message ----- From: catatonya To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:09 PM Subject: Re: Dixie Louise's teeth I had two cats with constant mouth problems that my vet tested for 'bartonella'.  She put them on an antibiotic for it which helped.  Felv positive cats often have mouth problems in general.  You said she has lost teeth.  Did you mean the vet pulled them?  Either way, how long has it been since a vet checked her teeth.   I have a separate negative cat who had to have most of his teeth pulled at a very young age.  Basically every year they had to pull more and more.   I would have the vet check her out for stomasitis (spelling?) and bartonella for sure.   Bad breath is also a sign of kidney failure.  Of course that's pretty unlikely in such a young cat, but bloodwork can show if the kidneys are involved.  I had another cat who had chronic kidney disease from a very young age due to just being born with small kidneys......   Good luck with Dixie Louise.   tonya maimaipg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dixie Louise is FeLV + and has gingivitis.  She has lost a couple of teeth (maybe from the gingivitis or maybe from the poor living conditions she had--she was a throwaway).  She has developed an odd odor to her breath.  I am trying to brush her teeth and she is on Interferon as well as some homeopathic/alternative meds.  Can anyone give me any advise on brushing a cat's teeth and on how to deal with this problem?  She is about a year and a half old (best guess) and extremely sweet.    Thanks