I know I can Google but is stomatitis basically their gums rejecting their teeth? Is it like gingivitis in humans? Is it a tooth problem or a gum issue?
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Bless him. I’m glad he’s feeling better for now and hope they can schedule him soon.
My niece has a cat with stomatitis and they asked if she wanted to leave her canines too. I told her she should do them all at one time.
Seems like most need all their teeth pulled eventually, I’m not sure why they want to leave some.
I’m in for a dribble, let us know.
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Dog, cat, and monkey teeth that are not involved by gum and bone disease to the extent that much of the surrounding bone is gone are damned difficult to extract. I am not surprised that a vet extracted the really diseased loose ones (the easy ones) and left the rest for another surgery.
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My guess is, that those teeth looked fine and there is always the desire to leave them with something so they can still do cat teeth things.
I am sure if the vet could have predicted they would fail so quickly, they would have removed them too.
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Our good news is Dr. Happy and the Covenia are working their magic. Little bugger woke me up at 5 am meowing loud and long for room service. Drooling has stopped completely, which I did not expect. But mostly - does he ever feel good. He’s really engaging in our sessions with the feather wand, so much so that he looses it and runs a few zoomie laps.
He’s exploring the house. Old Lady Cat strolls by him (ready to hit him with her purse or at least her flappy belly) to ascend her place in the master bedroom. Tortie has invited him to play (lying on the rug, bathing herself). No interest. He’s back in his private room now but I am really pleased with how the integration is moving.
Surgery date is 25 April so we’ll get an RX refill before then. Meanwhile he’s eating like crazy and is on his way to resembling my brother’s late gray and plump cat, Toaster.
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Wonderful news!
It’s always a good sign when they’re irritating about food. 
The tortie invited him to play… he should be honored, torties are very selective about their companions!
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That is so cool. I adopted an older cat (7yo) last September and she had been holed up in a cubbie in the cat tree in the shelter for at least a month. It is a cage free shelter and they were having trouble finding someone who got along with her. I tried playing with her and I had never seen a cat so clumsy. I suppose it was from inactivity because she has no activity problems whatsoever any more. It is so fun to see them become active and interactive cats.
So good that the meds are working. Continued jingles to Nic.
Susan
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A happy spring day to all of you from Nic. Totally at home in the cat tree in the master bedroom. Old Lady Cat is three feet to his right on the master bed.
Thank you ALL again for giving him a new chance at life!
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Your posts make me so happy!
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He looks so comfy!
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I’m glad he lives with you. He is Home. and loved. That makes me happy. (And a little tearful - happy tears, though!!)
Also thank you @Batcoach for giving him the chance for a second chance.
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He looks so content. 
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He looks like he’s been there forever. So glad he’s doing well and he and the old lady are peacefully cohabitating. 
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Thanks go to @BatCoach & YOU for giving Nic the life he deserves 
As a COTH Cat Auntie, I could not be happier for all of you 
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Nic has integrated into the household very well, and has the full run of the house. I wake up and find him on
the bed. The other day all three of them were on the couch. He is is an absolute nut for playtime with the feather wand and lets it be known that it’s playtime, zoomies in the a.m. and now at evening. The most freaking demanding cat I’ve ever known. Meow meow meow it’s either food time or feather wand time. He’s a nut. Sometimes he tilts his head just so and looks like Walter of the Chevy ad.
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“integrated” is putting it mildly 
Am I mistaken, or is that not mild Stinkeye in pic#2?
How dare you disturb the sleepage! 
Sigh… I have a Mouth on Wheels too.
He has a whole vocabulary of meows, varying in tone, loudness, duration 
Sometimes I think he makes sounds just to hear himself 
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Good to know there are others. Mouth on Wheels is it precisely. At first I thought, “Oh, poor kitty, so stressed.” Nope. He’s living the good life. And he really is a doll. He loves loving.
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He looks right at home.
My second Siamese, HRH Rosalind, was like that vocally. She was a feline symphony of sounds. Incredible range and variety. I called her my Greek chorus cat, because she was always providing a running commentary on the action of life.
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I’m reminded of this thread because another cat group I am in (lol) has been abuzz about a new drug on the market, Solensia. Many of the regulars in this group have reported night and day improvement in older or geriatric cats with age-related stiffness or OA. The thing that reminded me of this thread is that I’ve heard that some vets are prescribing it to help with stomatitis pain; something to maybe think about down the road.
It looks like it is still relatively new. My vet has not received any yet, but I am on the list when they do.
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He’s just telling you how happy he is. And apparently showing it as well. He reminds me so much of my Ollie.
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