Comments on: How Can I Treat my Cat’s Refractory Gingivitis? http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:25:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Which Cat’s Get Gingivits? | Pain Relief For Cats & Dogs http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/comment-page-1/#comment-4183 Which Cat’s Get Gingivits? | Pain Relief For Cats & Dogs Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:14:44 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/#comment-4183 [...] How Can I Treat my Cat’s Refractory Gingivitis? Severe, recurrent, refractory gingivitis in cats can progress to a syndrome called stomatitis. [...] [...] How Can I Treat my Cat’s Refractory Gingivitis? Severe, recurrent, refractory gingivitis in cats can progress to a syndrome called stomatitis. [...]

]]> By: moppet http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/comment-page-1/#comment-3986 moppet Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:19:39 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/#comment-3986 My Moppet experienced this and had her teeth removed at 5 years old. She did receive steroid injections for the remaining inflammation. She developed and died of F.I.P. several years later. She had tested negative for F.L and Feline AIDS. Some other kitties in the FIP support group also took steroids before the FIP developed. We don't know if the steroids help cause the FIP to develop by suppressing the immune system or if there are problems necessitating steroids that also make FIP development more likely, but we suspect there may be a link and hope anyone considering steroids to treat their cat looks into alternatives just in case. F.I.P. is a nast and incurable fatal disease. My Moppet experienced this and had her teeth removed at 5 years old. She did receive steroid injections for the remaining inflammation. She developed and died of F.I.P. several years later. She had tested negative for F.L and Feline AIDS. Some other kitties in the FIP support group also took steroids before the FIP developed. We don’t know if the steroids help cause the FIP to develop by suppressing the immune system or if there are problems necessitating steroids that also make FIP development more likely, but we suspect there may be a link and hope anyone considering steroids to treat their cat looks into alternatives just in case. F.I.P. is a nast and incurable fatal disease.

]]> By: Sarah M http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/comment-page-1/#comment-3983 Sarah M Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:50:44 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/#comment-3983 Hi - two comments: I had a cat many years ago with the same problem, and the vet also said it was an auto-immune issue (the body rejecting the teeth). We had almost all the teeth pulled and the problem went away. Canned food only after that. Second, I have two cats that now must be on canned food only for UTI issues (both Norwegian Forest Cats, 3 and 4 years old). I'm concerned about their not getting dry food will cause problems with gingivitis and plaque. What can I do about that? Thanks in advance. Hi – two comments: I had a cat many years ago with the same problem, and the vet also said it was an auto-immune issue (the body rejecting the teeth). We had almost all the teeth pulled and the problem went away. Canned food only after that.

Second, I have two cats that now must be on canned food only for UTI issues (both Norwegian Forest Cats, 3 and 4 years old). I’m concerned about their not getting dry food will cause problems with gingivitis and plaque. What can I do about that?

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Lydia http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/comment-page-1/#comment-3928 Lydia Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:30:36 +0000 http://blogs.dogster.com/vet_blog_information_advice/how-can-i-treat-my-cats-refractory-gingivitis/#comment-3928 I was 8 when I had my teeth taken out due to stomatitis. Within a few days, I was back to normal, even eating dry food! I stayed happy and healthy as far as my mouth was concerned, for the time I had left. Cancer in my stomach got me, but my mouth was fine! MUCH better than just the shots! Mom and Dad would choose extracting teeth over other procedures in the future, and were impressed with how well I did afterward. It was only after my teeth were gone that they could see how much my mouth had hurt, by how my behavior changed to happy and playful again. I was 8 when I had my teeth taken out due to stomatitis. Within a few days, I was back to normal, even eating dry food! I stayed happy and healthy as far as my mouth was concerned, for the time I had left. Cancer in my stomach got me, but my mouth was fine!

MUCH better than just the shots! Mom and Dad would choose extracting teeth over other procedures in the future, and were impressed with how well I did afterward. It was only after my teeth were gone that they could see how much my mouth had hurt, by how my behavior changed to happy and playful again.

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