Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Anthony Todd — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:15:38 GMT

https://wagwalking.com/cat/condition/teeth-plaque-allergy

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Anthony Todd — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:18:55 GMT

[quote user="Neil Wheadon"]

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Neil

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See previous posts in thread to confirm.

Someone somewhere sometime gave me to believe it was a reaction to plaque???

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Neil Wheadon — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:00:05 GMT

[quote user="Anthony Todd"]Full clearance always effective in my cases [and recently my son's cat, although still with a red line 2mm wide around the whole upper molar arcade [cat is only 2-3ish!][/quote]

followed by

[quote user="Anthony Todd"]None of mine ever checked for viruses before or after.[/quote]

???

Neil

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Anthony Todd — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 10:37:50 GMT

Full clearance always effective in my cases [and recently my son's cat, although still with a red line 2mm wide around the whole upper molar arcade [cat is only 2-3ish!]

None of mine ever checked for viruses before or after.

I have a broken [snapped] root after a molar extraction which is asymptomatic and recognised by the dentist, who said it is not a worry, mind you, it's very subcut.

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Rob Loxley — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 09:47:03 GMT

[quote user="Julian Earl"]never found total extraction to be very effective. Okay, as far as I can tell no roots were left[/quote]

If you're not xraying to confirm no root left, you may have a possible answer to the first part of your statement. There are some interesting papers looking at doing xrays post extractions where the vet felt everything was out e.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24446405 and the numbers are high

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 17:54:35 GMT

[quote user="Julian Earl"], but never found total extraction to be very effective. [/quote]

It's strange what different people find. I have found total extraction, or total cheek tooth extraction, to be very effective, though not always 100%.

Some people claim good results with interferon. So i guess it's worth a try if other measures have failed. Personally i donm't see the point of trying to "treat" the presence of calicivirus.

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Julian Earl — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 18:39:49 GMT

I have a agreed with Kate about calicivirus specifically , but never found total extraction to be very effective. Okay, as far as I can tell no roots were left and I usually resorted to long-term non-steroidals, particularly meloxicam as being a liquid it is easiest for the owners. I rarely tried Interferon so have no useful comment to add about that really. Except to ask, is it worth the cost? I think thorough dental hygiene is helpful as well of course. De-scaling primarily.

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Kate Richardson — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:24:42 GMT

Neil Wheadon there is no cure or specific treatment options for the calicivirus per se. If the cat has chronic gingivostomatitis and oral hygiene ie daily tooth cleaning and sub gingival cleaning regularly isn't helping, then caudal extractions are likely needed if the cat actually has CGS. Interferon treatment is advised by some, details are on the links posted, but generally only if caudal extractions haven't worked well enough in resolving the inflammation. Important to remember that calicivirus is involved but not the sole cause.

RE: Calici Virus in cats - treatment options

Karen Roberts — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 14:39:19 GMT

https://www.dentalvets.co.uk/common-cases/feline-oral-cavity-conditions