Because this is a chronic gum disease, she does not eat well. I need to help her gain some weight possibly by syringe feeding. She can't eat hard food and don't eat enough moist. I am not ready to euthanize her b/c so far her quality of life is pretty good considering her condition. I'd like some ideas on what I can mix up to syringe feed her for extra calories. She does well with a syringe.
2007-11-27 11:35:16 · 5 answers · asked by veterinarymom 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Hills A/D (available only from vets) is a good food for this purpose. However, stomatitis can be very painful for a cat and you may have problems syringing food. Stomatitis (as you probably already know) can be very stubborn to treat. Many vets recommend extraction of most of the teeth, but I would not do this unless all other treatments have failed. Our 17 y/o had recurring bouts with stomatitis for 3 years. We tried almost everything, but it kept returning. We finally gave into the extractions, but it didn't work. As a last resort, we tried interferon and it disappeared. I won't say this will help your cat, but keep trying. Also, if you have not tried the many variations of antibiotics, you could give that a try, as different ones target different bacteria in cats. We seemed to have better results with azithromycin, rather than the more common clindamycin or clavamox. BTW, yahoo has a stomatitis group you could join. See the link below.
2007-11-27 12:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by theshadowknows 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LPS is a painful condition and its no wonder your little girl is reluctant to eat.
I know it sounds brutal but removing the cats teeth can decrease the amount of pain she is in.
Cats with LPS suffer from severe gingivitis and reabsorbtion lesions aka FORLs. Removing that source of pain can be significantly beneficial.
Regular cleaning of the mouth with chlorhex oral rinse should be preformed twice a day. Every day.
Some cats respond well with clindamycin and methylprednisolone.
The goal when treating stomatitis is to keep the patient comfortable so pain management is crucial.
Amitriptyline given orally twice a day offers pain relief and anti histamine affects.
The use of a CO2 to affected tissue decreases inflammation.
You'd be surprised how many vets these days have a CO2 laser.
Omega fatty acids can decrease inflammation.
Bovine lactoferrin offers significant improvement in 20% of cats. It can be mixed in food or milk but its not cheap.
Go to your vet and ask them for some a/d.
If they don't have it they can give you a prescription for it.
It works well when given by syringe.
I wish your pet well and hope this helps.
2007-11-27 13:30:52 · answer #2 · answered by grinninh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have a feeding tube put into her and do it that way, it goes into the neck and is for 'long' term. It can be removed at any time.
Has your vet checked on the correlation between feline bartonella and the stomatitis? Treating with antibiotics for the bartonella 'cures' stomatitis in a significant amount of cases. New research has been done on bartonella in the past 5 years and the link between the two is significant. The bartonella can be cured in a majority of the cases with the 21 day antibiotics, and takes care of a lot of the stomatitis cases in the process.
2007-11-27 12:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The perfect food for this is one called Hill's a/d formula, it is high in calories and is made to be fed in a syringe. You will have to go to the vet clinic to get it, but it is awesome for this purpose, trust me I have had to do it before.
2007-11-27 11:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why didn't you brush your cats teeth on a regular basis? you should brush them preferably every day but once a week or at the absolute least once a month should be done. poor kitty has to suffer because you wouldn't do that for her
2007-11-27 11:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by catloverme123 7 · 1⤊ 6⤋