Vincent�s Stomatitis, To The Vet�s Again

After the steroid injection on Sunday, Vincent returned twice on the day itself for his meals, so I thought there was already progress.

However, yesterday, he only came back to eat once and thereafter, he did not return and we could not find him anywhere as well.

This morning, he came back for breakfast but refused to eat until much later when he was caged – he finally finished all the wetfood.

I decided not to take any chances and to take him to our regular vet.

Here we are.

It’s stomatitis, but not “that bad”.

The vet said Vincent’s teeth still look very strong. Yet, we cannot be sure if they are really strong because sometimes they just look strong, but could be loose already due to the gum inflammation.

The red parts is where it’s inflamed and the whitish parts is pus (bacterial infection).

According to the vet, his case isn’t “that bad”, but of course, it has to be managed. Inflammation is due to bacteria as well as the body’s own reaction.

There are a few courses of action, but it would help if Vincent were confined so that we can do whatever needs to be done for him.

1  Food – Kibble is supposed to help reduce and remove plague (but is not so good for the liver and kidneys), but having kibbles in the diet is recommended for dental health.

2  An antiseptic can be used. Oxyfresh can be placed in the drinking water
(https://oxyfresh.com/pet/).

3  Antibiotics – already on Baytril. Perhaps 3-5 days is needed for it to work.

4  Steroids can be given subcutaneously (injection – already done on Sunday), orally (tablets) or locally (injected into the gums after the animal is sedated).

5  Extraction of teeth, if necessary.

There are more options (which I cannot remember now!)

We have already done the steroid injection and the antibiotics so it’s best to give it 3-5 days now. Meanwhile, fish oil helps with inflammation, so we are adding that to Vincent’s diet.

Back home, we set up the condo for Vincent and hope he doesn’t mind being confined. This would certainly beat the anxiety of wondering whether he would return or not. I also hope the stress from being confined is the lesser of the two evils.

I offered food with fish oil plus turmeric paste, as well as kibble, and Vincent ate everything up.

Good boy, Vincent!

I also learnt from a friend that Transfer Factor worked for her cats’ gum problems, so I’m already giving Vincent that as well.

Another friend mentioned a product which has worked very well for gum inflammation on her cat – it’s actually a turmeric capsule for humans (http://www.anugerahquran.com/index.php/kapsul-kunyit-anugerah.html). I’m already giving Vincent our “golden paste” but this product claims to have extracted the curcumin and hence, absorption is increased 20 times.

The above is just a sharing, so please consult your vet before giving any medication or supplements to your animals.

If you have treated cats successfully with stomatitis (gum inflammation) before, please do leave a comment in this post to share.

Source: https://myanimalcare.org/2016/03/08/vincents-stomatitis-to-t..

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