I'm devastated. I've brushed Stanley's teeth almost daily with cat formula toothpaste. Today

[Ziggysmom]

at the vet I was told he is showing some stomatitis in 2 teeth. He started recently not chewing dry treats, but swallowing them near whole. Sometimes, if my softie husband gave him too many, he'd throw them up later.

Has anyone on DU had success with chlorhexidine rinses or some of the water additives like Oxyfresh? I think two of his back teeth may need extraction. We are having dental x-rays done with a scaling and ultrasonic cleaning next week. I feel so bad, like I should have cleaned his teeth better. The vet said some cats have a heightened immune response to oral bacteria, and she's had cats as young as two require many tooth extractions. I want to prevent his sister Sophie from having problems; so far she is fine with healthy teeth. Major guilt trip here

[Skittles]

1. hey

don't feel guilty

take me, for example.....I have had trouble with my teeth all my life and nothing I have done seemed to help -some of us just don't have great teeth.....you have a vet checking your pet's teeth, you are a responsible pet owner!

[Ziggysmom]

7. Thank you for the kind words. I know genetics plays a part in this.

[PortTack]

2. Just a suggestion

An oral rinse of a few drops of raw apple vide vinegar in water helped our one kitty with some lesions. You don’t need much vinegar..just a bit

[Ziggysmom]

8. Thanks for the suggestion. It seems ACV has a lot of uses other than cooking 😊

[PortTack]

14. It does! Our one kitty has issues of pancreatitis..ughhh, and is on going. It doesn't always keep us

Out of the vets office but does really help.

[Drum]

3. That's a very very cute cat!

[Ziggysmom]

9. Thank you! I told him and it went straight to his head 😊

[ChazInAz]

4. My Shadowskiddyboomboom had that problem.

Vet treated her with steroids. The stomatitis would recur every few months, and I'd have to take her in again for another shot. She was able to live a normal life and kept all her teeth.

[Ziggysmom]

10. Our vet never mentioned steroids, I'm going to ask about that. Thanks for the heads up.

[3catwoman3]

5. Was your vet talking about feline tooth resorption syndrome?

Long but informative article.

https://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/mouth/c_ct_Feline_Tooth_Resorption

[Ziggysmom]

11. No, she said it's not the resorption syndrome. Thanks for the article, I called and asked her

if it could be that; it looks like just the stomatitis.

[3catwoman3]

13. Sending healing vibes to Stanley.

Please keep us informed.

[slightlv]

6. I've only had one cat in all my life that was a rescue AND a purebred...

a Japanese Bobtail. This poor baby has had problems all her life, even today we're treating her for hyperthyroidism and still have to treat each of her meals with about 3/4 of a tsp of mineral oil in order for her not to become constipated. She lost nearly all her teeth years and years ago. She's 20 years old now. None of this has slowed her down in the least. The vet in our old city, as well as the vet in our new city, know her by name and she knows (and likes) them. IOW, she's been to them enough there's a relationship built up between them. And, of course, our checkbook reflects that... not that any of THAT is of great importance where Izzy is concerned, of course!

You do the best you can, but some cats just come with their own set of genetic problems. There's no reason to feel guilty. Ask your vet if there's anything more you can do to help her or add to her teeth cleaning routine, or to her diet. And then just love her with all the love you can give her. You may have to try to switch up the treats. We moved Izzy off the Temptation treats when they got so big, and moved her over to the "Squeeze up" treats, which she absolutely adores. Those, and the little soups add to her weight (which she needs) and also makes her feel special, since the other cats don't get those (other than the new kitten). We learn to work around what's good for them and what's better for them and help them choose what's better (gryn)....

Good luck... You've got an absolutely gorgeous cat, btw... love, love, love the markings!!!!

[Ziggysmom]

12. Thank you, it's great to hear Izzy is 20 years old and had teeth extracted. I agree, my cats

love those tube squeeze treats, too. It seems the Oriental type breeds can be pretty long lived, though each breed has some genetic predisposition to certain illnesses. My sister in law's Siamese lived to 24 eating nothing but cheapest variety of Purina cat chow. Thanks again for the kind words.