Hi Damon,   
      
   > Just curious as to whether or not anybody here has any experience in   
   >dealing with cats that have GSPC.   
      
   Not over here, it sounds like a nasty one.. :(   
      
   >  I have a cat that I've had for about 7 year   
   > now who, unfortunately, was allowed to develop a rather severe case over 6-12   
   >months until treatment was available.  Now that it's being treated, I'm having   
   > problems keeping up with the different courses being tried due to economic   
   > situations.  He's been on feline amoxicillin 3 times now, twice with the same   
   > dosage/frequency, and once with a stronger and longer term course.  He's in a   
   >load of pain, hides almost all the time now, can't eat, and is yelling randoml   
   >and trying to stretch the pain out of his jaw.  It's heartbreaking to see.  Th   
   > only time he gets any relief is when he's on the feline prednisone that they   
   > put him on along with the antibiotics.  I'll admit, I'm pretty terrified it's   
   > going to be lethal.  Just wanted to know if anybody else had any experience   
   > with this that they might be able to share to help me understand it a little   
   > better.  :|   
      
   Looks like it's caused by a number of factors, dental disease, dental   
   infection, and an immune reaction to the bacteria/viruses in the cat's mouth..   
   any cat can get this it seems :(   
      
   I found a page of natural-type treaments using vitamins, probiotics but you   
   know those can get expensive as well..  Maybe you have some of the vitamins,   
   etc. mentioned here at your house already: http://www.petremedyc   
   arts.com/Learning%20Center/Nutrition/page159/page159.html   
   Some good ideas there maybe, I don't really know.   
      
   If a cat has bad gum disease, or dental infections, vitamins sure aren't going   
   to make those two things go away though - maybe they might help keep it under   
   control once it's a little better?  Again, I don't know...  Poor kitty.   
      
   I saw suggestions of dental extractions of loose teeth by your vet, that kind   
   of thing.. and the course of medication you mention is about all I saw as   
   well.. (antibiotics and corticosteroids). http://www.hometownvet   
   are.com/feline-gingivitis-stomatitis-pharyngitis-complex   
      
   This site above is a from a vet in Iowa.. she seems to have dealt with it a   
   bit.   
      
   I hope something here helps - I know what a drag it was when _I_ had to go on   
   steroids.. made every infection I had worse, and more. :(   
      
   Take care,   
   Janis   
      
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