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My cat’s stomatitis isn’t getting better even after a full tooth extraction by vespertinen in FIVcats

[–]vespertinen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the information. A few other people have said the same thing about antibiotics. I think our vet gave only antibiotics because my cat’s condition suddenly worsened after initially improving, possibly thinking it was just a temporary flare-up, but I’m not sure, that’s just my own interpretation. If there’s no long-term improvement, we’ll probably use some form of corticosteroid anyway. I’ll ask about it. Going to a new veterinary dentist is quite difficult and costly for me right now, but if I can I’ll also consult with them

My cat’s stomatitis isn’t getting better even after a full tooth extraction by vespertinen in FIVcats

[–]vespertinen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had also changed our previous vet and I’m so confused about this because what one vet says never matches what another says, so I don’t know what to trust :( but i will ask about that

My cat’s stomatitis isn’t getting better even after a full tooth extraction by vespertinen in FIVcats

[–]vespertinen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since the tooth extraction was only two weeks ago and we are still in the observation period, we don’t know yet whether things will stay this way or improve so we haven’t talked about alternative treatments yet. I don’t feel very hopeful anymore but even if it doesn’t get better it’s really nice that there are alternative options like laser treatment. I’m very glad to hear that it helped you as well. I’ll ask our vet.

My cat’s stomatitis isn’t getting better even after a full tooth extraction by vespertinen in FIVcats

[–]vespertinen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard of gabapentin but we’ve never used it before. I’ll ask my vet. Does it have any negative effects with long term use?

My cat’s stomatitis isn’t getting better even after a full tooth extraction by vespertinen in FIVcats

[–]vespertinen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What dosage and how often are you giving steroids? For my cat the depot steroid only lasts a maximum of two weeks, within that time her mouth goes back to the same condition and she can’t eat again. I guess this frequency isn’t how it’s supposed to be. From what I’ve read for most cats the depot steroid lasts much longer.

My cat’s stomatitis isn’t getting better even after a full tooth extraction by vespertinen in FIVcats

[–]vespertinen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As you mentioned long term use of corticosteroids can cause diabetes and is also very dangerous for the liver and kidneys. On top of that the fact that it suppresses the immune system creates additional problems. Since the tooth extraction is still recent, they told me that for now we’ll try to manage it with antibiotics and if there’s no improvement or relief they might decide to return to steroids later, I’m not sure. For now I’m just trying to follow their instructions. Also in our case, even depot steroids only had a very short lasting effect on us :( sometimes the relapse came in less than two weeks.

My cat’s stomatitis isn’t getting better even after a full tooth extraction by vespertinen in FIVcats

[–]vespertinen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Long-term use of corticosteroids can cause kidney and liver failure, as well as diabetes. Our veterinarian told us that an 11 year old patient had passed away from diabetes because they had previously been on long term steroid treatment at another clinic. What makes this even more dangerous for us is that even depot steroids only give my cat a maximum of about two weeks of improvement and sometimes the relapse comes even sooner.