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Thanks, but we're pretty sure we know the cause -- trauma to the mouth.
Oops. Sorry, I missed that. |
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My Sandy had a swelling in her lower jaw that eventually led to her
mouth area looking swelled to the point were she could not eat anymore. I took her to the vet who told me she had bone cancer. I had to lay her to rest on that day. I hope the same is not true for you. The lower jaw became inflammed over time and her mouth area was out of whack. Then again, Sandy was 22 years old. |
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My Sandy had a swelling in her lower jaw that eventually led to her
mouth area looking swelled to the point were she could not eat anymore. I took her to the vet who told me she had bone cancer. I had to lay her to rest on that day. I hope the same is not true for you. The lower jaw became inflammed over time and her mouth area was out of whack. Then again, Sandy was 22 years old. |
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I just got back from leaving Caley at the animal hospital for a day or
three. Turns out the trauma to her mouth was a burn. They don't know yet if it was chemical or electrical, but the fact that she's not vomitting etc. means either it wasn't chemical or she's very lucky and it got no further than her mouth. The white I was seeing in her mouth was skin sloughing off. They'll do a "puls-ox" and that will tell whether it was electrical or not, apparently. I could have brought her home and treated her here, but I opted to admit her so she'd be under their eyes. It's too hard doing the "is she worse? should I call?" dance. She's very friendly, and I think being there would be less hard on her than on other cats I've had. The vet (who I think was an attending this time, not a resident) said he'd look in on her personally. My being on the verge of tears may have had something to do with that! He says she'll most likely be fine. In the box on the forms for "prognosis" he wrote "good." *whew* Now I have to get the boys to start eating again. When Caley made the round of dishes trying unsuccessfully to find food that wouldn't hurt her mouth, her rejection of a dish of food translated to the boys as a prohibition from their eating it, either, so no-one's been eating today! The boys seem fine otherwise, and I expect that tonight they'll eat fine, since no-one will be telling them not to. ;-) Who knew she had such power? Priscilla |
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I just got back from leaving Caley at the animal hospital for a day or
three. Turns out the trauma to her mouth was a burn. They don't know yet if it was chemical or electrical, but the fact that she's not vomitting etc. means either it wasn't chemical or she's very lucky and it got no further than her mouth. The white I was seeing in her mouth was skin sloughing off. They'll do a "puls-ox" and that will tell whether it was electrical or not, apparently. I could have brought her home and treated her here, but I opted to admit her so she'd be under their eyes. It's too hard doing the "is she worse? should I call?" dance. She's very friendly, and I think being there would be less hard on her than on other cats I've had. The vet (who I think was an attending this time, not a resident) said he'd look in on her personally. My being on the verge of tears may have had something to do with that! He says she'll most likely be fine. In the box on the forms for "prognosis" he wrote "good." *whew* Now I have to get the boys to start eating again. When Caley made the round of dishes trying unsuccessfully to find food that wouldn't hurt her mouth, her rejection of a dish of food translated to the boys as a prohibition from their eating it, either, so no-one's been eating today! The boys seem fine otherwise, and I expect that tonight they'll eat fine, since no-one will be telling them not to. ;-) Who knew she had such power? Priscilla |
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Good that you now have a clear diagnosis & a good prognosis, too. :-)
Otoh, how to keep her from chewing on wires in the future, if that's what she did? Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message news I just got back from leaving Caley at the animal hospital for a day or three. Turns out the trauma to her mouth was a burn. They don't know yet if it was chemical or electrical, but the fact that she's not vomitting etc. means either it wasn't chemical or she's very lucky and it got no further than her mouth. The white I was seeing in her mouth was skin sloughing off. They'll do a "puls-ox" and that will tell whether it was electrical or not, apparently. I could have brought her home and treated her here, but I opted to admit her so she'd be under their eyes. It's too hard doing the "is she worse? should I call?" dance. She's very friendly, and I think being there would be less hard on her than on other cats I've had. The vet (who I think was an attending this time, not a resident) said he'd look in on her personally. My being on the verge of tears may have had something to do with that! He says she'll most likely be fine. In the box on the forms for "prognosis" he wrote "good." *whew* Now I have to get the boys to start eating again. When Caley made the round of dishes trying unsuccessfully to find food that wouldn't hurt her mouth, her rejection of a dish of food translated to the boys as a prohibition from their eating it, either, so no-one's been eating today! The boys seem fine otherwise, and I expect that tonight they'll eat fine, since no-one will be telling them not to. ;-) Who knew she had such power? Priscilla |
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Good that you now have a clear diagnosis & a good prognosis, too. :-)
Otoh, how to keep her from chewing on wires in the future, if that's what she did? Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message news I just got back from leaving Caley at the animal hospital for a day or three. Turns out the trauma to her mouth was a burn. They don't know yet if it was chemical or electrical, but the fact that she's not vomitting etc. means either it wasn't chemical or she's very lucky and it got no further than her mouth. The white I was seeing in her mouth was skin sloughing off. They'll do a "puls-ox" and that will tell whether it was electrical or not, apparently. I could have brought her home and treated her here, but I opted to admit her so she'd be under their eyes. It's too hard doing the "is she worse? should I call?" dance. She's very friendly, and I think being there would be less hard on her than on other cats I've had. The vet (who I think was an attending this time, not a resident) said he'd look in on her personally. My being on the verge of tears may have had something to do with that! He says she'll most likely be fine. In the box on the forms for "prognosis" he wrote "good." *whew* Now I have to get the boys to start eating again. When Caley made the round of dishes trying unsuccessfully to find food that wouldn't hurt her mouth, her rejection of a dish of food translated to the boys as a prohibition from their eating it, either, so no-one's been eating today! The boys seem fine otherwise, and I expect that tonight they'll eat fine, since no-one will be telling them not to. ;-) Who knew she had such power? Priscilla |
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He says she'll most likely be fine. In the box on the forms for
"prognosis" he wrote "good." *whew* That's good, Priscilla, although I know you'll miss your little girl for the next couple of days. It just doesn't seem right when our little families are not complete. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace |
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He says she'll most likely be fine. In the box on the forms for
"prognosis" he wrote "good." *whew* That's good, Priscilla, although I know you'll miss your little girl for the next couple of days. It just doesn't seem right when our little families are not complete. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace |
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