Maribel...
So sorry to hear the little spencer is FeLV... On the plus side...
He's made it to 2 yrs old and in my ( not extensive but growing)
experience... if they don't die in the first year they often can last
several...
and...yes... it appears that full mouth extraction is the "gold
standard" for Stomatitis.. it has always bothered me that they still
have not come up with something that can address this damnable infection
without costing Kitties ALL their teeth.... Again, on the " bright"
side... cats do remarkably well without teeth. I'm surprised that
Spencer isn't eating more of the baby food as it takes very little mouth
pressure to get it down... I've fed cats a diet of almost total Baby
food ... both syringe and freely taken and think it is just great.....
If I were going to do it long term I'd look for a Taurine supplement as
I doubt that Baby food has sufficient Taurine for optimal Kitty
Health..... ****** I'd definitely go with the Depo injection... or
, secondarily Prednisolone... both will help with inflammation ( and
therefore pain) with the side benefit of increase in appetite.....
Your devotion to this Kitty is obvious in your post and I wish you and
the little guy all the best.... I'd love to see you and he have more
comfortable years together..
Bob
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:27:23 +0000 (UTC)
From: Maribel Piloto
To: "[email protected]" Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis
and FeLV cats
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Hi all,
I have a very sweet indoor-only?gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2
yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.?? Spencer has developed
stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.? He had always
enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point
where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away
in pain.? He's lost weight as a result.? I know that for stomatitis,
the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all
teeth.?? In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking
him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for
the procedure and probably have it done.???In the meantime, I've been
giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with
stomatitis.? I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in
these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix
the powder with that.? So far, it hasn't been doing much.?? In the
past, when I've had otherwise healthy c
ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every
other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the
swelling.? Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also,
suppresses the immune system.
For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in
FeLV...
do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go??? Do you
think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to
alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction
in May??? Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they
don't have all the nutrition a cat needs.? Any supplements you can
recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is
impossible.
Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share.
Maribel & Spencer
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are
treated."
-Mohandas Ghandi
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From: Amani Oakley To: Maribel Piloto
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Hi Maribel
Probably removing the teeth is the way to go. I don?t think it would
hurt to have the Depo shot. Obviously, there is an infection and
anything which might help to clear up the infection or reduce the
swelling from the infection, would be beneficial.
One other thing to suggest is use of Prednisolone 5 mg a day, which
will also help reduce swelling and therefore pain.
Regarding the baby food, on the contrary, it is an ideal food for
cats. It has a lot of vitamins, fat, protein, etc. I have saved more
than my fair share of cats by feeding them strictly baby food by
syringe until they were healthy enough to eat on their own. If he
takes the baby food on his own, great. If not, see how many
syringe-fulls you can get in. Also consider using the ?juice? from a
can of tuna, and/or puree the tuna with some water and syringe that
up, if he will not eat it on his own.
With cats, I have always found that the trick is to get enough food
into them to allow their bodies to start to heal. If they won?t eat
sufficient food on their own, I will syringe-feed them with some
intensity, since there is a saw-off point when they begin to feel
better and their appetite increases, thus requiring less of the
syringe-feeding.
Amani
From: Felvtalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Maribel Piloto
Sent: April-24-18 2:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats
Hi all,
I have a very sweet indoor-only gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2
yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV. Spencer has developed
stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat. He had always
enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point
where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away
in pain. He's lost weight as a result. I know that for stomatitis,
the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all
teeth. In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking
him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for
the procedure and probably have it done. In the meantime, I've been
giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with
stomatitis. I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in
these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix
the powder with that. So far, it hasn't been doing much. In the
past, when I've had otherwise healthy c
ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every
other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the
swelling. Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also,
suppresses the immune system.
For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in
FeLV...
do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go?
Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the
Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth
extraction in May?
Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all
the nutrition a cat needs. Any supplements you can recommend that I
could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible.
Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share.
Maribel & Spencer
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are
treated."
-Mohandas Ghandi
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