This past week, my one year old FeLV+ kitty (Tommy) started pawing at the left
side of his face. I suspected an ear infection, so I took him to his holistic
vet. His ears were clean and had no inflammation. The ONLY thing she saw was
some inflammation around one of his back teeth where some enam
Lisa, I know you don't want to hear this but dental prob;ems can lead to a
whole bunch of other issues if not addressed. Tommy needs to be examined by a
vet familiar with dental issues.
He may have periodontal disease (inflamed gums) which can lead to heart and
kidney issues. Treatment coul
Thank you, Sharyl - it's not what I wanted to hear, but it's what I needed
to hear if that makes any sense. I left the appointment yesterday with more
questions than I had going into it. I love Tommy's holistic vet, but
dentistry isn't her specialty, and I feel that I owe it to him to take him
Great letter, Laurie!
-Original Message-
From: Laurieskatz [mailto:lauriesk...@mchsi.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:23 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] LTE re Article at Bestfriends
Here is what I wrote to this address: edi...@bestfriends.org
Dear Edit
I agree with Sharyl. Go to a specialist.
Several of my cats (feLV-) have gingivitis. They need dental cleanings every
18 -24 months. There are usually teeth extracted. My 13 year old Coco has
only 9 teeth and 3 canines left. In the past my cats have had eating issues
and other problems after their
Thank you, Laurie - we have an appointment for Saturday with a dental
specialist.
Lisa
--
From: "Laurieskatz"
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:20 AM
To:
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis?
I agree with Sharyl. Go to a specialist.
Several of
I know him too. Last August, 09, he took in Snowball.
Snowball is a FELV+ cat.
Michael offered to help when I was in the need of an angel to give cute
Snowball a home.
He along with Susan and various other people from this and other related groups
made my wish for Snowball to have a family a rea
Laurie, you said there are options other than extractions -- what are they?
I have a cat (not a positive) who supposedly has stomatitis. She had not
been eating well for awhile, and I noticed while she was eating she would
kind of sniffle and breathe hard through her nose. So I took her to the
vet
LTCI is one treatment vets are looking at and there is a cat I know who gets
a medication the first five days of each month. She has had some extractions
but not her entire mouth like some do. The entire mouth extraction, I am
told, works in about 60% of the cases. If you check archives on LTCI you
9 matches
Mail list logo
