Hi Damon,

> Just curious as to whether or not anybody here has any experience in
>dealing with cats that have GSPC.

Not over here, it sounds like a nasty one.. :(

>  I have a cat that I've had for about 7 year
> now who, unfortunately, was allowed to develop a rather severe case over 6-12
>months until treatment was available.  Now that it's being treated, I'm having
> problems keeping up with the different courses being tried due to economic
> situations.  He's been on feline amoxicillin 3 times now, twice with the same
> dosage/frequency, and once with a stronger and longer term course.  He's in a
>load of pain, hides almost all the time now, can't eat, and is yelling randoml
>and trying to stretch the pain out of his jaw.  It's heartbreaking to see.  Th
> only time he gets any relief is when he's on the feline prednisone that they
> put him on along with the antibiotics.  I'll admit, I'm pretty terrified it's
> going to be lethal.  Just wanted to know if anybody else had any experience
> with this that they might be able to share to help me understand it a little
> better.  :|

Looks like it's caused by a number of factors, dental disease, dental
infection, and an immune reaction to the bacteria/viruses in the cat's mouth..
any cat can get this it seems :(

I found a page of natural-type treaments using vitamins, probiotics but you
know those can get expensive as well..  Maybe you have some of the vitamins,
etc. mentioned here at your house already: http://www.petremedyc
arts.com/Learning%20Center/Nutrition/page159/page159.html
Some good ideas there maybe, I don't really know.

If a cat has bad gum disease, or dental infections, vitamins sure aren't going
to make those two things go away though - maybe they might help keep it under
control once it's a little better?  Again, I don't know...  Poor kitty.

I saw suggestions of dental extractions of loose teeth by your vet, that kind
of thing.. and the course of medication you mention is about all I saw as
well.. (antibiotics and corticosteroids). http://www.hometownvet
are.com/feline-gingivitis-stomatitis-pharyngitis-complex

This site above is a from a vet in Iowa.. she seems to have dealt with it a
bit.

I hope something here helps - I know what a drag it was when _I_ had to go on
steroids.. made every infection I had worse, and more. :(

Take care,
Janis

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