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Originally Posted by Ellie May  This is obviously very serious, so I hesitate to even throw thoughts out there, but...
It sounds lie a form of stomatitis. Your vet may have diagnosed it as this; however, there are many causes (lupus being just one of them). Other diseases need to be ruled out before this is written off as an incurable autoimmune disease. Most notably, lepto... Mouth Inflammation and Ulcers (Chronic) in Dogs | petMD
Antibiotics and/or steroids may work for awhile, but with an actual diagnoss treatment can be tailored to try and fix the problem.
I am the last one to go to specialists because I usually find it unnecessary, but there is a time and a place. |
Well I, for one, am the first to go to a specialist, but that is because I come from a long line of people docs and I'd be afraid not to! I definitely agree with you on on this one. Unfortunately, trial and error may work for a while but the consequences are often more costly for both Mom and pup in more ways than just dollars!