I have a cat - not FeLV - but never-the-less - who had all but the front teeth removed due to Stomatitis - after healing he does eat Royal Canin Mother/Baby cat kibble and wet food
Sandy W > On April 24, 2018 at 2:27 PM Maribel Piloto <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 hea lthy cats 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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