So about one week ago my cat started to be a little less of a food beggar, and then after a few days it progressed to a very loud yelp whenever he ate even wet food. We did the emergency vet trip and they diagnosed him with stomatitis. He was given injections of an antibiotic and steroid.
Now, with covid our situation at the vet is curbside. You pull up, call, and someone comes and gets them and then they call and tell you what the plan is. So while I asked as many questions as I could think of, they seemed sort of rushed as the parking lot was full and I don’t feel like my questions were 100% given thought and answered.
I understand that this is something that happens, but he was inside for less than 20 minutes. This makes me question the thoroughness of the exam and if it really is this issue and not something like jaw pain or gingivitis. I do acknowledge there is an issue with his mouth/teeth and still feel like the steroid and antibiotics were probably the best start of treatment. I just wonder if more testing should have been done before coming to this conclusion.
I do plan on having a second opinion with another vet, especially since the treatment plan I was told was “bring him in for shots when he has symptoms. When it gets really bad we will have to extract all of his teeth.”
One of the things I want more information on is what we could do to reduce flare-ups. So I was thinking that perhaps there are certain foods that would either have the potential to make a flare up more likely. And then I was wanting to know if there are supplements or vitamins that might help, such as something to help his immune system but I was told “not really” and nothing more. Also, in general any type of advice is very much appreciate from anyone who has had experience with this!
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