Help!!! Precious has stomatitis gingivitis!

[Shadowcat]

Sorry to hear of Precious' problems. My kitty, Lil Bit had this also. She went thru 2 dental cleanings w/ no relief. The vet removed all her teeth, filled bone sockets, smoothed jaw and stitched up her gums. He inserted a feeding tube which she kept for approx. 6 weeks. As he explained to me - the cat is basically allergic to the plaque build up on the teeth - and w/ Lil Bit, the plaque would come back in a week. Rather than trying to just pacify the problem, the treatment he recommended was to eliminate the problem - no teeth = no plaque. (sometimes the irritation/ulceration gets so bad it can go down the esophagus) She did excellent thru the surgery, feeding tube, - she now eats dry food only. Has not had another problem since. Good luck -

[columbine]

Smudge gets C.E.T. Oral Health Chews as a preventative - not sure how helpful they'd be once a cat already had stomatitis/gingivitis, but they're not hard to find (I usually order them online) and come in both fish and chicken flavors. He's never had mouth problems, but he ate only dry food until he moved in with me. When he started eating canned as well, I started giving him the chews. He can't always get his mouth around a whole one, so I cut them in half with scissors. He says the fish ones taste pretty good.

Love, Columbine