Hi guys, Well, I took Smookie in to the doc and the vet opened her mouth and said, "Whoa!" From Thursday to Friday, Smookie had developed tiny little "bubbles" on the inflamed area in the back of her mouth, and this morning when I gave her her antibiotic, I noticed the roof of her mouth is now red and irritated. Whatever she has, it's moving fast. There was no redness on Friday when I took her in, which is probably why the vet did not say Stomatitis. The vet said she wasn't exactly sure what it was without a biopsy (just a bunch of normal colored tissue in the back of her mouth), and she didn't want to do that right away until we tried some drugs first. She wanted to give her a steroid shot, but because I suspect Smookie has feline herpes because of her history of corneal ulcers, I wanted to try the antibiotics first since steriods tend to surpress the immune system further. Even though she did not have a fever, I figured something bacterial was going on because of the yucky drool she's been having at night (which I originally thought was coming out the other end, and had a fecal done about 3 weeks ago which showed nothing). Not sure that bypassing the steriod shot was such a good idea now since her mouth is getting red. I will probably take her back in tomorrow and get the shot for her. She pilled great the first two days, not so much this morning. She can be a little devil if she wants to be. I did some research and the good news is, if it is Stomatis and it can't be controlled with normal treatment, there is an 85% cure rate with extraction, so that's hopeful. Wish us luck that this goes away as fast as it's coming on. Any input/advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much, Wendy and Smookie "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ________________________________ From: wendy <wendy2...@yahoo.com> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, January 2, 2009 10:55:51 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT: Swollen tonsils?????? Hey Gloria, That's what I thought at first, but Smookie's gums are not at all red or swollen. I think Kerry may have hit it on the head because Smookie does have herpes (or I assume so, due to her severe corneal ulcers when I first adopted her) and that is one of the symptoms because the virus replicates in the tonsils. Who knew? Taking her to vet today at 2:15. Will let you guys know how it goes. Thank you!!!! :) Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ________________________________ From: Gloria B. Lane <gbl...@aristotle.net> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, January 2, 2009 9:41:23 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] OT: Swollen tonsils?????? Hey Wendy - Sounds like Stomatitis. My Toby (b & w male, older adult) has that in the back of his throat. Vet said give Depo shot periodically. We're also trying penicillin injections, and I'm trying Georges Aloe Vera orally. Last night I gave him some homeopathic arnica Gloria On Jan 1, 2009, at 12:58 PM, wendy wrote: > Hey guys, > > I have an FeLV- kitty, Smookie, who I noticed when she was yawning that she > had these huge things in the back of each side of her throat. They look like > two giant cauliflowers or lettuce heads; one on each side. I also notice > that it seems she has swollen lymph nodes on each side of her throat on the > outside. Have any of you ever heard of a kitty with infected tonsils or > tonsils having to be removed? Now that I think about it, she's had the lumps > on her throat for a while, months, but I just thought when I petted her that > was how her throat was. I didn't realize she had these growth-looking things > on the inside of her throat! > > Any help is appreciated! > Thanks, > Wendy > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change >the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade >~~~ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
