Ellie has stomatitis/gingivitis, sounds like a very similar thing, i guess it depends on how good your cats immune system is as well, their age, gene pool , all kinds of things, she has had a rough life, before i rescued her, so it all could have a bearing, i do know that is can be genetic, so i have been worried about her daughter Nikki, so far so good, her gums are nice and healthy pink.

Unfortunately Ellie is not at all well today, i could hardly get her to eat anything, so sad, as you can tell she is hungry, the steroids stimulate her appetite, but everything must not smell so good and it hurts to eat, just been to get her some new food to try, so here's hoping, she just looked so unhappy today, i was crying my eyes out, patting her trying to get her to eat, believe it or not when i started crying , she started to eat, as if she knew it would stop me crying and make me better, i swear that kitty knows, she is the only kitty who when i am ill comes and lies with me, which is not something she does that often normally.

So wish me success with the new food, and pray hard that Ellie will just be going through another rough time and pick up again, this so reminds me of what i went through with my Ash, he had renal failure but it was complications , his mouth that took him from me in the end.

I just want to see that contented happy look on her wee darling face of her's, just have to hope for the best outcome in a very bleak one at that.