Follow up on taking Zee B to the vet

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Hurrikane - 28 Nov 2003 15:19 GMT

Some of you may remeber me posting a short while back about Zee Bs' ear
looking odd. Well I took him to the vet a while back & of course that had
cleared up.

I also mentioned a while back about him having strange patches around his
mouth, well they have become apparent again & the vet said they are ulcers &
are spread by virus. I forgot to ask where he might of got them from, as he
hasn't been near any other cats yet - does anyone know how they start/keep
spreading ?

I was told to keep an eye on them, but was given no treatment.

I got a fright when I woke up this morning - I found a cat tooth in my bed !
I took it to the vets with Zee B & they told me it was a baby tooth ! Does
every tooth fall out to be replaced by adult ones ?

Sorry for all the questions, thanks for answering (if you do :o)).

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Diane L. Schirf - 28 Nov 2003 15:24 GMT

> I also mentioned a while back about him having strange patches around his
> mouth, well they have become apparent again & the vet said they are ulcers &
> are spread by virus.

It'd be helpful if they gave you an idea of what virus. Many around the
mouth are herpes simplex (not the sexually transmitted disease). I'm not
sure that herpes simplex ever goes away completely. Perhaps he is
experiencing outbreaks of a chronic problem.

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Hurrikane - 28 Nov 2003 15:55 GMT

> > I also mentioned a while back about him having strange patches around his
> > mouth, well they have become apparent again & the vet said they are ulcers &
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> sure that herpes simplex ever goes away completely. Perhaps he is
> experiencing outbreaks of a chronic problem.

Thanks for that, Diane. You have jogged my memory & the vet said it was a
type of Herpes. I will do some rooting about on the web to see if I can
find anything else about it.

Thanks again.

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William Hamblen - 28 Nov 2003 21:38 GMT

>I got a fright when I woke up this morning - I found a cat tooth in my bed !
>I took it to the vets with Zee B & they told me it was a baby tooth ! Does
>every tooth fall out to be replaced by adult ones ?

Kittens are like babies in that regard. The milk teeth eventually are
replaced by permanent teeth, the process taking months instead of
years. Usually the kitten swallows and digests the milk tooth as it
comes out. Sometimes you find an itty-bitty tooth somewhere.

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