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Hi everyone! My sweet 13 year old kitty, Miller, had a full mouth extraction yesterday (except for the canines) due to battling stomatitis since February. Unfortunately the steroid treatment stopped being effective shortly after starting it, so the FME was the only real option.
However, I’m worried about him today. It’s been around 24 hours since his procedure, and he still hasn’t had anything to eat or drink. He is still hiding from us all the time, but when I do pull him out to check on him, I can see his lower jaw looks very swollen and he is drooling EVERYWHERE - sometimes the drool is a little bloody, too. Last night and this morning, before giving him his pain meds, he was crying and pawing at his mouth. It breaks my heart.
Is this normal behavior for 24 hours post FME? On the one hand, it doesn’t sound crazy, but then I also keep reading online about how most cats “are back to eating within a few hours of being home”, etc. Also, the vet didn’t prepare me very well for what to expect.
How was your cat’s recovery like after their FME?
However, I’m worried about him today. It’s been around 24 hours since his procedure, and he still hasn’t had anything to eat or drink. He is still hiding from us all the time, but when I do pull him out to check on him, I can see his lower jaw looks very swollen and he is drooling EVERYWHERE - sometimes the drool is a little bloody, too. Last night and this morning, before giving him his pain meds, he was crying and pawing at his mouth. It breaks my heart.
Is this normal behavior for 24 hours post FME? On the one hand, it doesn’t sound crazy, but then I also keep reading online about how most cats “are back to eating within a few hours of being home”, etc. Also, the vet didn’t prepare me very well for what to expect.
How was your cat’s recovery like after their FME?