[Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats

Tue Apr 24 13:57:34 CDT 2018

Hi Maribel!I am in a process of getting Lactoferrin for my foster FelV cat and came across a lot of studies that show how lactoferrin is helpfull with gum problems in FIV cats.I also read a lot of message boards and experiences on that subject.Just google Lactoferrin cat stomatitis! Re: Stomatitis and FeLV catsat

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  1. Re: Stomatitis and FeLV cats (Maribel Piloto)
  2. Re: Stomatitis and FeLV cats (Amani Oakley)

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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:27:23 +0000 (UTC)
From: Maribel Piloto <pilotom at bellsouth.net>
To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org" <felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats
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Hi all,
I have a very sweet indoor-only?gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.?? Spencer has developed stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.? He had always enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away in pain.? He's lost weight as a result.? I know that for stomatitis, the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all teeth.?? In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for the procedure and probably have it done.???In the meantime, I've been giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with stomatitis.? I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix the powder with that.? So far, it hasn't been doing much.?? In the past, when I've had otherwise healthy c
 ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the swelling.? Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, suppresses the immune system.
For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in FeLV...
do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go??? 
Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction in May??? 
Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all the nutrition a cat needs.? Any supplements you can recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible.
Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share.
Maribel & Spencer
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
-Mohandas Ghandi

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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:39:58 +0000
From: Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com>
To: Maribel Piloto <pilotom at bellsouth.net>,
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Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats
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Hi Maribel

Probably removing the teeth is the way to go. I don?t think it would hurt to have the Depo shot. Obviously, there is an infection and anything which might help to clear up the infection or reduce the swelling from the infection, would be beneficial.

One other thing to suggest is use of Prednisolone 5 mg a day, which will also help reduce swelling and therefore pain.

Regarding the baby food, on the contrary, it is an ideal food for cats. It has a lot of vitamins, fat, protein, etc. I have saved more than my fair share of cats by feeding them strictly baby food by syringe until they were healthy enough to eat on their own. If he takes the baby food on his own, great. If not, see how many syringe-fulls you can get in. Also consider using the ?juice? from a can of tuna, and/or puree the tuna with some water and syringe that up, if he will not eat it on his own.

With cats, I have always found that the trick is to get enough food into them to allow their bodies to start to heal. If they won?t eat sufficient food on their own, I will syringe-feed them with some intensity, since there is a saw-off point when they begin to feel better and their appetite increases, thus requiring less of the syringe-feeding.

Amani

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Maribel Piloto
Sent: April-24-18 2:27 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Stomatitis and FeLV cats

Hi all,

I have a very sweet indoor-only gray tabby named Spencer who at only 2 yrs of age sadly tested positive for FeLV.  Spencer has developed stomatitis which makes it very hard for him to eat.  He had always enjoyed his food but in the last few months it's gotten to the point where he only gets in one or two licks before he yelps and runs away in pain.  He's lost weight as a result.  I know that for stomatitis, the long-term solution is usually a full-mouth extraction of all teeth.  In May I will be getting a bonus at work and plan on taking him to a dentist I've used many times before to get him evaluated for the procedure and probably have it done.  In the meantime, I've been giving him a powder called Plaque Off which is supposed to help with stomatitis.  I can get Spencer to eat the baby food that comes in these tiny jars and is just chicken/turkey/ham and cornstarch so I mix the powder with that.  So far, it hasn't been doing much.  In the past, when I've had otherwise healthy c
 ats with stomatitis, I've gotten them shots of Depo Medrol every other month or a couple of times a year and this has cleared the swelling.  Depo is a steroid which reduces inflammation but also, suppresses the immune system.

For those of you who may be familiar with stomatitis and Depo in FeLV...

do you think the full-mouth extraction is the way to go?

Do you think it would be ok to get Spencer at least one shot of the Depo to alleviate the stomatitis until I can get him the full-mouth extraction in May?

Spencer likes those jars of baby food but I'm sure they don't have all the nutrition a cat needs.  Any supplements you can recommend that I could add to those - giving him something by mouth is impossible.

Would appreciate any thoughts/advice you can share.

Maribel & Spencer

"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
-Mohandas Ghandi

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