Swelling under tongue

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Priscilla Ballou wrote:

She's a little perkier tonight, and she spent some time upstairs with me
cuddling but foregoing her usual vigorous grooming of my face (she did a
few tiny little lappy licks, but that's all), but she doesn't want the
Nutro wet food blended up with chicken stock that I made. That might
not be her illness, though -- her brothers turned their noses up at it,
too! I'm about to softboil some eggs and serve them along with some
blended tuna, see how those are treated. Tomorrow I'll get some
babyfood (yes, I know about onions).

Whew! She just inhaled a saucer full of pureed people tuna, lapped up a
bit of soft-boiled egg, and even chowed down on some of the un-pureed
cat tuna I gave to the boys. Excellent performance! Let's hear it for
steroids!

Priscilla
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Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,
minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
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Priscilla Ballou wrote:


Whew! She just inhaled a saucer full of pureed people tuna, lapped
up a bit of soft-boiled egg, and even chowed down on some of the
un-pureed
cat tuna I gave to the boys. Excellent performance! Let's hear it
for steroids!

Glad that she ate! Maybe try mixing some food with some of that
Catsip milk too.

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Priscilla Ballou composed with style:
In article ,
Priscilla Ballou wrote:


Whew! She just inhaled a saucer full of pureed people tuna, lapped
up a bit of soft-boiled egg, and even chowed down on some of the
un-pureed
cat tuna I gave to the boys. Excellent performance! Let's hear it
for steroids!

Glad that she ate! Maybe try mixing some food with some of that
Catsip milk too.

I don't want to necessarily alarm you, but I lost 2 cats to squamous cell
carcinomas. They each were misdiagnosed before the tragic truth was
apparent.

First, keep an eye on that swelling. If after the steroids wear off it
doesn't go down, insist on having a biopsy done. A needle aspirate may not
be sufficient--it wasn't for one of mine.

I hope for the best for you. I mention this because this is an aggressive
cancer and can be treated fairly successfully if caught early, although
cures aren't usually possible.

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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I took my Caley girl in to Angell Memorial Animal Hospital emergency
room today because of lethargy, drooling, failure to eat more than a
bite or two despite apparent appetite, and huddling looking miserable.

She checked out fine except for a swollen area under her tongue running
about an inch longwise in the same direction as her tongue. Her teeth
are in good shape. Caley's a chewer, so the supposition is that she
chewed something that traumatized that part of her mouth. We have no
clue what it was. (The resident said that cats swell up easily in
response to trauma. Anyone else heard that?)

They took her away to run her quickly by the dentist, and he confirmed
that that was what the problem was. They gave her a shot of prednisone
(actually something beginning with "d" which I've forgotten but would
probably recognize) and told me to give her really mushy food and check
to make sure the swelling goes down. I have the resident's name and
number to call if she doesn't improve.

She's a little perkier tonight, and she spent some time upstairs with me
cuddling but foregoing her usual vigorous grooming of my face (she did a
few tiny little lappy licks, but that's all), but she doesn't want the
Nutro wet food blended up with chicken stock that I made. That might
not be her illness, though -- her brothers turned their noses up at it,
too! I'm about to softboil some eggs and serve them along with some
blended tuna, see how those are treated. Tomorrow I'll get some
babyfood (yes, I know about onions).

Has anyone any experience with problems like this? Any further
suggestions? I hate it when any of my furbabies is sick, but Caley's my
special cat. You know what I mean?

Thanks.

Priscilla
--
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,
minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
(thanks be to topfive.com)

I don't want to necessarily alarm you, but I lost 2 cats to squamous cell
carcinomas. They each were misdiagnosed before the tragic truth was
apparent.

First, keep an eye on that swelling. If after the steroids wear off it
doesn't go down, insist on having a biopsy done. A needle aspirate may not
be sufficient--it wasn't for one of mine.

I hope for the best for you. I mention this because this is an aggressive
cancer and can be treated fairly successfully if caught early, although
cures aren't usually possible.

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
...
I took my Caley girl in to Angell Memorial Animal Hospital emergency
room today because of lethargy, drooling, failure to eat more than a
bite or two despite apparent appetite, and huddling looking miserable.

She checked out fine except for a swollen area under her tongue running
about an inch longwise in the same direction as her tongue. Her teeth
are in good shape. Caley's a chewer, so the supposition is that she
chewed something that traumatized that part of her mouth. We have no
clue what it was. (The resident said that cats swell up easily in
response to trauma. Anyone else heard that?)

They took her away to run her quickly by the dentist, and he confirmed
that that was what the problem was. They gave her a shot of prednisone
(actually something beginning with "d" which I've forgotten but would
probably recognize) and told me to give her really mushy food and check
to make sure the swelling goes down. I have the resident's name and
number to call if she doesn't improve.

She's a little perkier tonight, and she spent some time upstairs with me
cuddling but foregoing her usual vigorous grooming of my face (she did a
few tiny little lappy licks, but that's all), but she doesn't want the
Nutro wet food blended up with chicken stock that I made. That might
not be her illness, though -- her brothers turned their noses up at it,
too! I'm about to softboil some eggs and serve them along with some
blended tuna, see how those are treated. Tomorrow I'll get some
babyfood (yes, I know about onions).

Has anyone any experience with problems like this? Any further
suggestions? I hate it when any of my furbabies is sick, but Caley's my
special cat. You know what I mean?

Thanks.

Priscilla
--
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,
minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
(thanks be to topfive.com)

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Priscilla Ballou composed with style:
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Priscilla Ballou wrote:
Whew! She just inhaled a saucer full of pureed people tuna, lapped
up a bit of soft-boiled egg, and even chowed down on some of the
un-pureed
cat tuna I gave to the boys. Excellent performance! Let's hear it
for steroids!

Glad that she ate! Maybe try mixing some food with some of that
Catsip milk too.

I may just give her some cream! She's fine with dairy.

What's Catsip milk?

Priscilla
--
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,
minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
(thanks be to topfive.com)

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"Cheryl" wrote:

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Priscilla Ballou composed with style:
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Priscilla Ballou wrote:
Whew! She just inhaled a saucer full of pureed people tuna, lapped
up a bit of soft-boiled egg, and even chowed down on some of the
un-pureed
cat tuna I gave to the boys. Excellent performance! Let's hear it
for steroids!

Glad that she ate! Maybe try mixing some food with some of that
Catsip milk too.

I may just give her some cream! She's fine with dairy.

What's Catsip milk?

Priscilla
--
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,
minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
(thanks be to topfive.com)

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wrote:

I don't want to necessarily alarm you, but I lost 2 cats to squamous cell
carcinomas. They each were misdiagnosed before the tragic truth was
apparent.

First, keep an eye on that swelling. If after the steroids wear off it
doesn't go down, insist on having a biopsy done. A needle aspirate may not
be sufficient--it wasn't for one of mine.

Thanks for the information! Did it come on quickly for your cats?
Caley appeared fine yesterday morning.

I hope for the best for you. I mention this because this is an aggressive
cancer and can be treated fairly successfully if caught early, although
cures aren't usually possible.

Priscilla
--
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,
minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
(thanks be to topfive.com)

In article , "Betsy" -0
wrote:

I don't want to necessarily alarm you, but I lost 2 cats to squamous cell
carcinomas. They each were misdiagnosed before the tragic truth was
apparent.

First, keep an eye on that swelling. If after the steroids wear off it
doesn't go down, insist on having a biopsy done. A needle aspirate may not
be sufficient--it wasn't for one of mine.

Thanks for the information! Did it come on quickly for your cats?
Caley appeared fine yesterday morning.

I hope for the best for you. I mention this because this is an aggressive
cancer and can be treated fairly successfully if caught early, although
cures aren't usually possible.

Priscilla
--
Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum,
minutus carborata descendum pantorum.
(thanks be to topfive.com)

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Priscilla Ballou composed with style:

I may just give her some cream! She's fine with dairy.

OOooo she'd probably lap that up.

What's Catsip milk?

It's a simulated milk product they sell in pet food stores that is
lactose free yet looks and probably tastes like milk. It's thick sort
of like cream.