The importance of food in the treatment of feline chronic gingivostomatitis

[Bleuncjais]

I had a Cornish Rex who suffered from this terrible disease for a few years. Nothing we tried worked, not even cortisone. She was positive for calicivirus. But under the last 6 months she started to get a very runny nose, antibiotics did cure it, but it did always return after a few weeks. And the poor thing didnt feel to well so I hade to let her go. Miss her so much! Keep up the good work Dr Addie, I hope u find a cure! But seeing this movie makes me wish that I had tried changing her food.

[PositiveCattitudes]

I also added a potent herbal anti-inflammatory for my stomatitis cat Daphne. The product is zyflamend easy swallow soft gels by New Chapter. That plus the wet food has completely 'fixed' her for over a year now. So sad how many cats have had their teeth pulled out when they really didn't need to.

[ytsputnik]

Re: Oli-Vet,

I do think that Oli-Vet helps somewhat, but I've had to put mine back on Antirobe in order to get this stubborn disease under control.

[Tatooinedragracer]

The starch in dry foods clings to the teeth providing a breeding ground for bacteria, leading to plaque, bad breath, gingivitis, rotten teeth, and FGS. Raw diets prevent this.

[DrDianeDAddie]

@Tatooinedragracer Thank you for what you wrote - lots of good information there. In my video, you'll have noticed that Tommy recovered on a raw food diet. Keeping the diet as natural as possible is the way to go. Unfortunately some of my cats won't look at raw food (the cats who own me are rescues and so usually adults when I get them, and a little set in their ways).  The other product which is un-natural is supermarket milk: I give cats either no milk, or direct from a free range farm.

[kitysaver]

Thank you for posting this video. I, too, am a veterinarian who is extremely saddened by the suffering that this awful disease causes and am grateful to you for your work in this area.

However, I do not support the feeding of DRY food to *any* cat given the havoc that it wreaks on the urinary tract system of the cat because of its water-depletion. I do not believe in feeding this highly species-INapprorpiate diet to ANY cat given their low thirst drive.

Please see catinfo.org

Dr. Pierson

[kitysaver]

Please see Tips for Transitioning Dry Food Addicts to Canned Food and Urinary Tract Health at catinfo.org.

ALL cats can be transitioned to canned food (or homemade) if the cat guardian is patient enough and willing to do the work necessary to ensure a safe transition from dry food.

3 key issues with feeding obligate carnivores (cats):

1) protein needs to come from animals not plants

2) appropriate water content (canned ~75%, dry only 5-10%)

3) low in carbs

Dr. Pierson

catinfo.org

[Tatooinedragracer]

Only when chicken is COOKED do the bones become brittle and they splinter and are dangerous. COOKED bones unsafe. RAW bones are safe. Carnivores are not designed eat ANYTHING cooked. That makes perfect, obvious sense because you never see a Nature program or read in a book about lions barbecuing a zebra or about a bobcat roasting a quail over an open fire before eating it. When animals are fed things they would never eat in the wild is when they have FGS,.etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.

[Tatooinedragracer]

Chickens are slaughtered when they are young. Young chickens have soft bones, and they are also hollow. The cat eats not the entire bone, but the cartilage on the end and some of the bone on the tip. Cats have hydrochloric acid in their stomachs that digest bone. I've fed chicken wings to my cats for 14 years and I know of many people who do the same. RAW chicken bones are safe to feed to cats and dogs.

[Tatooinedragracer]

If a cat has FGS it needs more than a raw diet, including chicken wings to treat or cure the disease. It also needs anti-biotics until it clears up. But the best cure is prevention. Raw diets are the prevention. Cats are designed by Nature to eat whole prey animals, including the bones and cartilage. I know this from first-hand experience from feeding my own pet cats raw diets for 14 years. I give them chicken wings two three times a week. They have white, healthy teeth and pink, healthy gums

[Tatooinedragracer]

The cause of FGS is dry / canned / cooked cat foods. Cooked food is the cause, so it certainly is not the cure. Even dry food with 80 percent protein and 20 percent carbohydrates STILL is not the cure. Cooked food is the cause of FGS. How could it possibly be the cure? Because it's a different brand or has a different protein/carbohyrdrate ratio? Certainly not. That idea is preposterous.

Raw diets prevent and treat FGS. Chewing through the cartilage on the chicken wing scrubs the teeth clean

[ytsputnik]

Sorry, I can't help you there, I'm on a Mac.

Are you familiar with Vetri-Science Oli-Vet? This is the only thing I've found that controls my cats' gingivostomatitis, to some degree. Maxi Guard oral cleansing gel also seems to help a bit.

[DrDianeDAddie]

@ytsputnik Thank you for sharing that. I'm unfamiliar with Vetri-Science Oli-Vet, I'll look into it. D. Addie

[ytsputnik]

This video would be more helpful if the volume level didn't fluctuate so. Parts of it are simply inaudible.

[DrDianeDAddie]

@ytsputnik  You are absolutely right. I'm afraid I'm not very good at making videos. Any suggestions on how to obtain more even volume levels? I bought a new microphone, but it was only slightly better. I use Windows Movie Maker.