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Originally Posted by Cleo WA
The jaw-bone info given by our second opinion vet was from a recently published article written by D.H. DeForge, VMD in Veterinary Practice News, Nov. 2008.
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Well that was very interesting reading. Not sure what to think, especially since the osseous surgery that Dr. DeForge is advocating is pretty severe. My thoughts are that whether it's the bone or the teeth that are the problem, it's still basically an immune disorder.
Which brings me to a couple options you might want to consider. There is something called
Transfer Factor that can help balance an out-of-whack immune system. More info on that here:
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/tf.htm
Then there is
Lactoferrin. Here was a study done on it's use in cases of feline stomatitis:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8...?dopt=Abstract
As for maintaining oral health, there is a product called
Biotene Antiseptic Oral Gel which can be effective at dealing with inflamed gums and mouth infections.