Were you doing steroids all through this process? On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Susan Hoffman <[email protected]>wrote:
> Snowy had three separate procedures -- the first to extract teeth, then > when that did not solve the problem she had the first laser treatment, and > then she went back for a touch-up with the laser. So we were doing pain > meds before, during and after. > > Snowy's situation was pretty extreme. Her gums were purple and the pain > was so severe that she could not eat on her own. If I tried to put > medicine in her mouth she went ballistic. Her mouth was on fire and > everything hurt. We wound up doing injectible buprenex for the pain. This > allowed her to eat. I hid her prednisone in cat food. And then I tucked > her in a cage at night with a plate of clindamycin-spiked tuna. That was > our process. But without really serious opiate based pain meds none of > this would have worked. > > I also spent a lot of time hand feeding her. She was able to lick from my > fingers what she could not eat from the plate. I think the plate may have > bumped or rubbed her gums. > > The laser was NOT the sort that could be done without anesthesia. This > cat was in such extreme pain that she could not even be examined without > sedation. This was an invasive procedure that burned away the bad tissue > and allowed new tissue to grow in its place. It worked. I really thought > we were going to have to euthanize this cat. But the laser really worked. > Still, it was a difficult several months and the recovery process was > slow. The pain meds were essential to getting both Snowy and me through > this. > > *From:* Natalie <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2012 9:01 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Stomatitis > > Do you mean after the laser treatment? > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Susan Hoffman > *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2012 11:44 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] FW: Stomatitis > > If the stomatitis is severe and the cat is having trouble eating, really > consider heavy duty pain meds like buprenex during the treatment process. > I know that Snowy and I would not have gotten through it all without > serious pain management. > > > *From:* Natalie <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2012 7:34 AM > *Subject:* [Felvtalk] FW: Stomatitis > > > Since I wouldn’t be able to give the two FIV+ cats anything orally, > especially so much of it, having huge daily struggles, probably getting > kicked and bitten….. > > I will definitely look into the cold laser solution! > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Beth > *Sent:* Friday, August 24, 2012 9:34 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis > > Wow. I love holistic approaches, but I'd be afraid my cats would die > from stress related illness before the stomatitis was cured. I have to wrap > them in a towel to get meds in them. Do you mix it in their food? > I have heard great things about the laser procedure. > > Beth > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! http://www.furkids.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- ---------------------------- Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their life. Contact your local pound for information. <http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and to free up cage space. Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by implementing the No Kill Equation: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/<http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/> Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org More fun reading: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos
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