[Felvtalk] Stomatitis?

2010-01-28 Thread Lisa Borden
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

Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis?

2010-01-28 Thread Laurieskatz
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

Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis?

2010-01-28 Thread Lisa Borden
Thank you, Laurie - we have an appointment for Saturday with a dental specialist. Lisa -- From: Laurieskatz lauriesk...@mchsi.com Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:20 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis? I

Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis?

2010-01-28 Thread Laurieskatz
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