Marsha's Stomatitis

Hi,

My Marsha is battling stomatitis. She had a full mouth extraction done last March but she is still in some pain. We have tried many things for her; all kinds of supplements and herbal remedies. Right now my vet is looking into ordering Feline Omega Interferon from England for her.

I am also looking into cold laser therapy for her. Has anyone had experience using cold laser with their stomatitis cat?

stephanie

I have been lucky with just depo-medrol injections once every month or two, no extractions.  In the past I had two cats with stomatitis and full extractions on both.  One got stomatitis back and went on depomedrol for one year before it finally stopped working for him and we had to put him to sleep because back then there was no good treatment for his pain.  The other one was fine for the rest of  his life.  The one I have now with it has gotten better over time -- he has been on depo-medrol since 2011 and this year he only needs half as much as he used to and rarely gets as bad as he used to.  He's about 7 years old now (he was a rescue s we do not know age exactly).  There is a stomatitis group through Yahoo that works with a vet who is working on a new "cocktail" that seems promising.  You can search for it and find out more.

I am also part of the yahoo stomatitis group and know about the dallas cocktail. My vet didn't think it was a good idea, and I trust her. I think I will try to find out more info to see if it's an option for her.

I am also part of the yahoo stomatitis group and know about the dallas cocktail. My vet didn't think it was a good idea, and I trust her. I think I will try to find out more info to see if it's an option for her.

I am also part of the yahoo stomatitis group and know about the dallas cocktail. My vet didn't think it was a good idea, and I trust her. I think I will try to find out more info to see if it's an option for her.

If the 'cocktail' is the one from a vet clinic in Dallas it has been around for quite awhile now.  We have had a couple of kitties here who took it for awhile and it seems a common issue is elevated liver enzymes.  The kitties ended up coming off of it before there was any improvement.

Of course with anything the question is do the benefits outweigh the risks.  It sounds like your vet does think outside the box and a vet is the best person to weigh the benefits against the risk.  The one thing I have wondered about with the syrup is why it is still something put together by a clinic in Dallas rather than going through the trials necessary to be generally available.  I know it's a long process and the vet that originally come up with it is deceased but I have always kind of wondered about that.  

At the moment we are using a slippery elm and honey treatment that has seemed to help. As long as we can avoid the full mouth extraction we will since it is not a 100% cure. I have also changed my boys diet as after some research found that there might be a link to diet and allergies. I took him off of all poultry cat foods and only use wet, - no kibble at all. My change is based on a book by Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins and also the research of Dr Addie from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He is perky, playing, eating with gusto and has no more drooling or death breath. He needs to go in for a check up soon and we will see what the vet says.