Hello,
I’m new to this site and looking for a bit of advice! My cat was diagnosed with FORLS and so far, it has been a nightmare! She went through one surgery and 7 teeth were removed. She was not healing well due to inflammation and infection. Since her surgery she has been flicking her head a lot like she is in pain or discomfort. She went through a revision surgery where the specialist filed down more of the bone as well as some teeth however the head flicking continues.
I had asked the specialist if there could be residual nerve/root pain and she got very defensive and would not answer my question. I spoke with my regular vet who thinks maybe there’s some lingering root being reabsorbed as this can be a lifelong condition. Gabapentin seems to decrease the flicking so that is my go to for now with the hopes I can wean her off in the future maybe.
my question to all you cat lovers, has anyone had experience with FORLS and head flicking?
I’m new to this site and looking for a bit of advice! My cat was diagnosed with FORLS and so far, it has been a nightmare! She went through one surgery and 7 teeth were removed. She was not healing well due to inflammation and infection. Since her surgery she has been flicking her head a lot like she is in pain or discomfort. She went through a revision surgery where the specialist filed down more of the bone as well as some teeth however the head flicking continues.
I had asked the specialist if there could be residual nerve/root pain and she got very defensive and would not answer my question. I spoke with my regular vet who thinks maybe there’s some lingering root being reabsorbed as this can be a lifelong condition. Gabapentin seems to decrease the flicking so that is my go to for now with the hopes I can wean her off in the future maybe.
my question to all you cat lovers, has anyone had experience with FORLS and head flicking?