Metcam for Cats?

[denisend]

Originally Posted by NGM

Stomatitis, thank God I've never heard of it. Both of my cat-people are inside only. Both have been very healthy their whole lives. What is this Stomatitis and how do cats get it?

I'm so sorry that your poor cats have experienced it. It sounds like a living hell for them.

No one really seems quite sure. Hunter is indoor only as well (and has been all of his life), but he has it. There's a variety of things that you can do once they have it, and it seems to affect older cats (Hunter is unusual to have it so young), but I don't know any way to prevent it besides general health prevention.

Since it's an immune disorder, there's always the organic/holistic route to try, but no proof that that works.

Denise

[SEABREEZE 1957]

Bandit is starting to act like his normal self again.

Still not 100%, nor would I expect him to be. He is really hungry & is eating well (soft cat food, doesn't want the baby food anymore). He REALLY wants his dry food, so as I said before, I'm putting a small amount (1 TBSP) of dry food & mixing it with the wet. He is tolerating it well. He has also been drinking water in his normal manner.

He is super affectionate, following me around and is not in any noticeable pain.

He has one more .3cc oral dose of Metacam for tomorrow AM. Friday AM should be the approximate time frame the pain medicine would begin to wear off, so I'll keep an eye on him for any change in behavior.

Thought I'd post a picture of him 'before' taken in Aug 08. I'll get a picture of him 'after' later tonight and post that later.

Thanks for all the support, it's greatly appreciated.

[denisend]

Seabreeze - Glad to hear that he's doing well! Be sure to keep us up to date!

I wouldn't be surprised if he 'regressed' a bit when he went off the pain meds, but call the vet if it's worrysome.

Glad I can be here for you; I know how stressful it can be when our furkids are sick! He's a cutie!

Denise

[SEABREEZE 1957]

Bandit is doing well, he went outside and sat on the deck today. He really enjoyed the warmth of the sunshine & the fresh air.
He's eating more, and getting back into the groove, although he can't quite figure out why he can't have dry food and can't figure out what the heck is different about his mouth. He is gaining back some of the weight he lost, and using the litter box normally.

His attitude is great and he's happy & content from my observations.

Here's some pictures of him after 3 days of his ordeal.