Feline Stomatitis
Dr. J founded the Feline Stomatitis Institute (FSI) within PetDentistry.com to raise awareness of and to provide excellence of diagnosis and treatment for Feline Stomatitis. If your cat has been unsuccessfully battling stomatitis then you have found the right place at FSI.
Feline Stomatitis is a debilitating, painful disease with many different underlying causes. At the Feline Stomatitis Institute you and your cat are in excellent hands! Our goal is to determine the specific underlying cause (or causes) of our patient's stomatitis and develop a treatment plan to bring the stomatitis into a pain free remission.
Feline Stomatitis
The effective way to consistently achieve remission is a thorough clinical thought and diagnostic process:
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Review of past attempts at treatment and prior medical records
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Thorough physical exam with consideration to the whole body - not just the teeth.
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Indicated diagnostic testing including a Minimum Database plus possibly re-running certain tests that have been run in the past.
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An anesthesia sitting with a thorough dental cleaning, detailed intra-oral exam, charting, digital radiography.
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Biopsy of affected oral tissues
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Comprehensive review of all findings and development of an action plan to address the totality of findings for each individual patient.
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Implementation and -over time - adjustment of the action plan to finesse the best remission of stomatitis possible for the patient's underlying condition(s)
Experience in Management of Dental Treatment
and Pre-Existing
Serious Co-Morbid Diseases
Dr. J has over 30 years of clinical experience managing dental treatment for pets needing advanced dental care despite having pre-existing complex, co-morbid, medical conditions including but not limited to:
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heart disease
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kidney disease
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diabetes
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hyperthyroidism
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hypothyroidism
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hypertension
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Cushing syndrome
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autoimmune disease
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and other chronic illnesses
Anesthesia Safety
Intubated general anesthesia is necessary to properly perform intricate, multi-step, dental procedures pain-free, while protecting and maintaining the patient's airway.
A significant part of our doctor's training is in anesthesia for the wide range of patients (with and without complex health problems).
We take our anesthesia safety very seriously.
Our Anesthesia Protocol:
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Indicated pre-anesthetic health screening and bloodwork
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Pre-procedure exam by Dr J immediately prior to the procedure
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Use of established pre-anesthesia sedation protocols
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Cuffed endotracheal intubation and 100% medical oxygen during all procedures
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Isoflurane anesthesia
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Life-Window Vital Sign Monitoring
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Only one patient anesthetized at a time - our patient has our full attention.
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Only one patient anesthetized per day - we do not rush a patient's care to proceed to a next patient
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Dedicated anesthesia recovery team
Appointments
PetDentistry.com is accepting new patients via application. Contact us to request a new patient application.
Always schedule and confirm an appointment with us ahead of time, before arriving. The most efficient method for scheduling an appointment is by calling us toll-free at 888-838-4148