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Hi all, I'm a brand new member of this site and found it while searching for answers to some questions.
My middle-aged, black cat, Bubba,, was just diagnosed with Stomatitis. His mouth is a total disaster area and my choice is going to be either euthanize him or have all of his teeth taken out. I've read that cats do fine without any teeth, so that's no concern, unfortunately, money is an object and this operation will probably run into at least 3 thousand dollars - gulp.
My vet insisted on having some expensive blood work done before giving me a referral to the dental specialist. He tested Bubba for FIV, FIP, FeLuke, and bartonella as well as a regular workup panel.
Thankfully, Bubba was negative for FIV and Leukemia, but the vet thinks there is a possibility of FIP because his FCoV antibodies were "very high" as well as some sort of protein also being "very high". At first the vet advised me to euthanize Bubba, but I told him that I'd rather wait for the bartonella test to come back before I make a decision.
Other than his mouth being a mess, Bubba hasn't had any other symptoms of being sick, and he is not showing any signs of "wet" FIP. I am going to ask for a copy of the blood tests and try and get a second opinion because I don't want to doom my cat if he could get better by having dental surgery, but on the other hand , I don't want to spend thousands of dollars in vain (and believe me, I've "been there, done that").
Could FIP cause severe stomatitis? I've done alot of reading about stomatitis and haven't found much of anything about FIP being a possible cause. Can a cat have FIP and not show other symptoms of it? Can a raging mouth infection cause the elevation in those proteins the vet told me about?
I want to trust my vet but I don't have a history with him (my long-time vet recently left the area), and he said something that disturbed me. He said that Bubba could infect my other cat with FIP, and from everything I've read about FIP, one cat doesn't infect another with it. The other cat could be infected with some kind of corona virus but not actual FIP which comes from a mutated form of corona virus. My other cat, Chai, has lived with Bubba since they were both kittens, and I told the vet that if she was going to be infected, it would already be a done deal.
Thank you for reading this very long post. Does anybody have any suggestions or experience with this, and should I just go ahead and ask for the referral to the dentist anyway and see what he says about the blood tests? I've been owned by cats for over 35 years and this is a first.
My middle-aged, black cat, Bubba,, was just diagnosed with Stomatitis. His mouth is a total disaster area and my choice is going to be either euthanize him or have all of his teeth taken out. I've read that cats do fine without any teeth, so that's no concern, unfortunately, money is an object and this operation will probably run into at least 3 thousand dollars - gulp.
My vet insisted on having some expensive blood work done before giving me a referral to the dental specialist. He tested Bubba for FIV, FIP, FeLuke, and bartonella as well as a regular workup panel.
Thankfully, Bubba was negative for FIV and Leukemia, but the vet thinks there is a possibility of FIP because his FCoV antibodies were "very high" as well as some sort of protein also being "very high". At first the vet advised me to euthanize Bubba, but I told him that I'd rather wait for the bartonella test to come back before I make a decision.
Other than his mouth being a mess, Bubba hasn't had any other symptoms of being sick, and he is not showing any signs of "wet" FIP. I am going to ask for a copy of the blood tests and try and get a second opinion because I don't want to doom my cat if he could get better by having dental surgery, but on the other hand , I don't want to spend thousands of dollars in vain (and believe me, I've "been there, done that").
Could FIP cause severe stomatitis? I've done alot of reading about stomatitis and haven't found much of anything about FIP being a possible cause. Can a cat have FIP and not show other symptoms of it? Can a raging mouth infection cause the elevation in those proteins the vet told me about?
I want to trust my vet but I don't have a history with him (my long-time vet recently left the area), and he said something that disturbed me. He said that Bubba could infect my other cat with FIP, and from everything I've read about FIP, one cat doesn't infect another with it. The other cat could be infected with some kind of corona virus but not actual FIP which comes from a mutated form of corona virus. My other cat, Chai, has lived with Bubba since they were both kittens, and I told the vet that if she was going to be infected, it would already be a done deal.
Thank you for reading this very long post. Does anybody have any suggestions or experience with this, and should I just go ahead and ask for the referral to the dentist anyway and see what he says about the blood tests? I've been owned by cats for over 35 years and this is a first.
