Help! Stomatitis, No Teeth and Food

[bellascooter]

This is my first posting - I hope someone can help

We adopted a cat 2 years ago who had just had all her teeth with the exception of her 4 fangs removed due to what we think was stomatitis. She was eating a combination of dry and canned food and bleeding a lot. After a few months, we changed her wet food to Nutro Complete care packets - and her gums stopped bleeding. However, she still drools a whitish substance and still has halitosis. Interestingly, it doesn't seem to interfere with her "hunting" in the yard when we let her out.

Has anyone had success with a specific food that has cleared those symptoms as well?

Thanks!

[Love4himies]

I know of one person who put her cat on a completely raw diet and it cleared up the stomatitis. I would at least cut out any dry food and feed her canned only. Dry is really not the best form of cat food.

Good luck.

[badger]

Since she has had stomatitis in the past, I would have her mouth looked at on a regular basis as well. Could she be drooling as a result of the surgery? I'd have a conversation with the vet, at the very least.

[growler~GateKeeper]

Any ulcers in her mouth?

[bellascooter]

I don't believe she has ulcers - it doesn't seem to bother her and she is eating an appropriate amount of food. The surgery was 2 years ago - I just found this forum today. My main concern is doing everything to ensure that she doesn't deteriorate - I don't want her to lose her fangs.

The canned cat food was definitely causing her more problems - I think the pastiness of it pressing on her gums was causing the irritation.