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Their first suggestion was a product we already had at home; laxatone. It's technically for hair balls but they prescribe it for constipation, as well. We shall see!

Thank you Stephen for your suggestion. After he was diagnosed with IBD the vet recommended we start giving him 1/4 tsp Metamucil daily, but since he's been hardly eating we haven't been giving it to him. I'm going to call the vet here in just a few minutes to make sure it's OK if I mix it in...

Frank the 8-year-old Maine Coon has had a rough go the past several months. A year or two back he was finally properly diagnosed with stomatitis and had all his teeth but his fangs removed. This didn't solve his mouth problems but helped immensely. A few months back he started having bouts of...

Thank you for your advice! The Gentaspray they prescribed him for us to spray on his food is a combination antibiotic/steroid. Maybe that is why they prescribed it? That makes a little more sense after you saying daily steroids. I'm sorry to hear about the troubles you have had with your fur...

Thank you for your advice. Yes, he has had a steroid shot. He seems to be feeling quite a bit better today. We figure his belly is still tender because he is taking his eating really slowly, but he is eating. If we find this treatment isn't working we will certainly try the novel protein diet...

So good to hear! :) Praise the Lord!

I'm so sorry to hear you are having to go through this.  Please keep us updated on your fur baby's condition.  Mine came home from a hospitalization today with an IBD diagnosis and I want to know what is and is not effective for others.  Prayers your way. 

Good advise on not bothering with the partial.  I wish we would have had all of Frank's teeth removed from the get-go (We left his fangs--he only had three, anyway).  He can still eat fine but still has some pain with them occassionally.  I spoke with our vet about removing the others to just...

My cat, Frank, just came home from a two-day stint at the vet.  He has had many troubles over the past couple of years, particularly the past three months.  He has stomatitis and has had nearly all of his teeth removed (He has three fangs left).  It was a nightmare getting him properly diagnosed...

OK, new problem with my cat, Frank.  He has been doing really well since the extraction.  He has been yawning with his mouth wide open (Which he hasn't been able to do without pain for a while) and acting like a kitten with all the energy he has been having...until last Friday.  He made his...

I just got back from the vet's office, where I had to leave my Maine Coon, Frank, for extraction of all his teeth except the canines.  He is around seven years old and has struggled with mouth problems the last three years or so.  He was first diagnosed with chronic gingivitis and we were told...