~Aimee~ Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 (edited) My cavalier has had mouth ulcers for nearly 3 months. She's most likely had them for much longer than this but we only discovered them in Feb this year. The vet thinks they could be being caused by a food allergy of some sort. I'm not so sure. She has been on a restricted food diet for awhile now but it hasn't helped and she still has the ulcers. Has anyone elses dog had mouth ulcers? Do you know what caused them? And how did you treat them? Thanks for your help! I really want to get to the bottom of this! Edited May 14, 2010 by ~Aimee~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILK Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Are you feeding her anything that may have acid in it, e.g. fresh fruit or veg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 No, she is on a very limited diet atm of venison, fish, rice, potato and sweet potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILK Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 How did you discover that she had mouth ulcers? What made you look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 What meds is she on? My dog has ulcers in the throat and that has been a drama to get healed. Main drug is Carafate which coats the ulcer and helps it heal. I would imagine you would use something similar in the mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 How did you discover that she had mouth ulcers? What made you look? Back in February she had severe vomiting and diarrhea and we took her to the vet who discovered she had mouth ulcers. It was initally thought she had eaten something that she shoudn't have but I can't think of anything she could have eaten that could have caused that kind of reaction. She then had a biopsy done on the ulcers which came back with a diagnosis of "Eosinophilic ulcerative stomatitis" with food allergy as the underlying aetiology. Hence why we started the food elimination diet. Ruby also scratches quite a bit and rubs her face which the vet thought could be linked to a possible food allergy. What meds is she on? My dog has ulcers in the throat and that has been a drama to get healed. Main drug is Carafate which coats the ulcer and helps it heal. I would imagine you would use something similar in the mouth She's on Pred-X 5mg tablets at the moment. I think that was given for the suspected allergy rather than the mouth ulcers. She's also taking pentavite to give her additional vitamins while she is on the restricted diet. I'm now questioning whether or not the mouth ulcers are caused by allergy at all and whether there is some other underlining cause. Does anyone have any experience with auto-immune/immune problems? Or digestive problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 She was on other medication initially and she did have a tablet I had to crush and mix with water and syringe into her mouth. I can't remember what it was called but I think it was meant to help coat the ulcers and prevent them from getting worse. She's not on that anymore though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Rules Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Poor wee thing I hope you can get to the bottom of the issue, and get her feeling better again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 ETA: The medication she was on when she first got sick was sucralfate along with other things. She's no longer taking that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 My lads throat ulcers were caused by vomiting and the stomach acid burning the throat. Maybe that is what happened with your dog? Is your dog eating ok? I had to put a stomach tube in to bypass the throat which was being aggravated by food and give the throat a chance to heal. Sounds like the meds you were on were Carafate. Why were they stopped if the ulcers aren’t healed. Cowan is 7 weeks down the road of recovery, ulcers seem to take a long time to heal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 My lads throat ulcers were caused by vomiting and the stomach acid burning the throat. Maybe that is what happened with your dog? Is your dog eating ok? I had to put a stomach tube in to bypass the throat which was being aggravated by food and give the throat a chance to heal.Sounds like the meds you were on were Carafate. Why were they stopped if the ulcers aren’t healed. Cowan is 7 weeks down the road of recovery, ulcers seem to take a long time to heal We also suspected reflux at the beginning but for some reason the vet ruled this out. She's not showing any other signs of reflux at all. She eats normally and shows no signs of pain when eating. An endoscopy revealed no ulcers in the oesphagus or stomach and they are limited to the mouth/back of the throat only. I'm not sure why she was taken off the other medication but I think she was initially given it as they had suspected she had ulcers in her stomach and oesphagus too and were trying to line the stomach/throat. The vet thought that what ever she had eaten (suspected something chemical based) might eat away at the lining of her stomach and the infection could have gone into her blood stream and caused blood poisoning. She had eaten anything she should have or anything she hadn't normally eaten previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 Bump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 The best advice I can give you is consult a specialist, wish I had long before I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 The best advice I can give you is consult a specialist, wish I had long before I did What kind of specialist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Border Lover Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I know this sounds really random, but may I ask what Flea treatment u use??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavsRcute Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 What sort of bowl does she eat from? I know it's probably not the same but my goddaughter( human) was suffering badly from mouth ulcers and went to a naturopath and was put on a herbal medication that fixed them. It was bought over the counter at the health food shop. I will try and find out or you could consult ?All Natural Vet in Sydney. They do phone consults. I thought I remember reading that mouth ulcers can be caused by lack of zinc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 I know this sounds really random, but may I ask what Flea treatment u use??? We give her Sentinel Spectrum. What sort of bowl does she eat from? She used to eat from a metal bowl but now she eats from a plastic one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanbree Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 The best advice I can give you is consult a specialist, wish I had long before I did What kind of specialist? Internal medicine but you will need a referal from your vet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavsRcute Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I know this sounds really random, but may I ask what Flea treatment u use??? We give her Sentinel Spectrum. What sort of bowl does she eat from? She used to eat from a metal bowl but now she eats from a plastic one. Have the ulcers become worse since swapping to the plastic bowl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Aimee~ Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 I know this sounds really random, but may I ask what Flea treatment u use??? We give her Sentinel Spectrum. What sort of bowl does she eat from? She used to eat from a metal bowl but now she eats from a plastic one. Have the ulcers become worse since swapping to the plastic bowl? No, they're the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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