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Hello dear kitty cat parents.
I have no background in feline dental issues, hoping you can look at the video and advise me what you think is causing this.
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I have an earlier thread about tooth reabsorption and potential cancer - the cancer has been cancelled, biopsy not showing cancer. So I am now thinking dental cause. So started a new thread on this option.
Vets think neurological because she spins from time to time, epileptic episode. She had a big spinning session just before her "jawing" started.
I think it is a dental/jaw issue - when she eats or yawns, immediately Reba starts into the "jawing" motion. It is like something is sore - but she also "jaws" in the middle of the night with no prompting.
Last month Reba had tooth reabsorption in her lower right right by the jaw. This tooth was taken out. Then the opposing upper 2 teeth taken out because those teeth were long and somewhat puncturing her lower jaw.
Did all this and still she "jaws". There is still a part of her lower jaw that is inflammed and red, likely from the repeated trama from her grinding.
Reba has been on morphine, diazepam, now on gabapentin - none of these drugs stopped the "jawing". The vets told me she would have to be on gabapentin for months to try and stop the "jawing" pattern.
Well, 2 days on gabapentin and Reba is now not eating and is sleeping alot - not good.
This process has been going on for 2 months now, and I am bewildered why my vets and dental specialists do not know what is prompting this behavior.
Your assistance would be gratefully appreciated.
I have no background in feline dental issues, hoping you can look at the video and advise me what you think is causing this.
View media item 422506
I have an earlier thread about tooth reabsorption and potential cancer - the cancer has been cancelled, biopsy not showing cancer. So I am now thinking dental cause. So started a new thread on this option.
Vets think neurological because she spins from time to time, epileptic episode. She had a big spinning session just before her "jawing" started.
I think it is a dental/jaw issue - when she eats or yawns, immediately Reba starts into the "jawing" motion. It is like something is sore - but she also "jaws" in the middle of the night with no prompting.
Last month Reba had tooth reabsorption in her lower right right by the jaw. This tooth was taken out. Then the opposing upper 2 teeth taken out because those teeth were long and somewhat puncturing her lower jaw.
Did all this and still she "jaws". There is still a part of her lower jaw that is inflammed and red, likely from the repeated trama from her grinding.
Reba has been on morphine, diazepam, now on gabapentin - none of these drugs stopped the "jawing". The vets told me she would have to be on gabapentin for months to try and stop the "jawing" pattern.
Well, 2 days on gabapentin and Reba is now not eating and is sleeping alot - not good.
This process has been going on for 2 months now, and I am bewildered why my vets and dental specialists do not know what is prompting this behavior.
Your assistance would be gratefully appreciated.
