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Hello all,
I have an indoor kitty named Punk that just turned 2 this month, & he's been holding his mouth open for the past day as if he may have a swollen tongue or even perhaps underneath his tongue? He licks his chops very often & lately has been drooling. He's a very big male for a 2 yr old but he never seems to eat or drink very much...he's always been that way though. It could be due to the fact that my poor lil princess, Bebe (who passed away a few weeks ago at age 15 from hyperthyroidism & heart failure) always gobbled up all the food before he could even get to it. So I started separating them & their plates & he still felt her dominance & wouldn't even touch it if he knew she wanted it. Or perhaps he just knew she needed it more. He ALWAYS has dry food down but im.talkimg about the wet food I use to give her that he'd take 2 licks of & then run away. But now that she's gone I'm just beginning to worry that he could have something wrong with him & I don't want to lose him. I already know that everyone is going to say, "take him to the vet" but I have to stress that I got laid off of my hospital job this year & Bebe's vet appts, medication costs (including lasix, antibiotics, thyroid meds & blood pressure pills) not to mention her special low sodium food AND the emergency vet appt costs when she took a terrible downward turn & I had to rush her there to eventually get put down...let's just say it drained everything I have at the moment. But I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. But I will have to wait at the most a week to get him to my vet. I just need any advice from anyone who may have any clues what it could be. I know he's breathing just fine & I really don't think anything is obstructing his airway. I've heard it could be bad teeth bugging him but he's so young. Also an allergic reaction which he has had before when he was a kitten. His bottom lip would swell up alot due to something they called "cat acny?" He eats alot of bugs cuz he's a big curious brute & I try to get him to stop but he's quicker than me lol, so he could of been stung. Idk!!! I'm freaking out!!! There's just so much stuff &...I can't lose him right now. I'm helpless for a bit but it WILL get dealt with. Just....any ideas before I can get him to my vet. Anyone experience anything remotely similar with their fur-baby??
Sorry so so long... I'm still grieving for Bebe & now freaking about him on top of that!!!
Thank you & I appreciate anyone's response,
Kelly (CleoCATra55)
I have an indoor kitty named Punk that just turned 2 this month, & he's been holding his mouth open for the past day as if he may have a swollen tongue or even perhaps underneath his tongue? He licks his chops very often & lately has been drooling. He's a very big male for a 2 yr old but he never seems to eat or drink very much...he's always been that way though. It could be due to the fact that my poor lil princess, Bebe (who passed away a few weeks ago at age 15 from hyperthyroidism & heart failure) always gobbled up all the food before he could even get to it. So I started separating them & their plates & he still felt her dominance & wouldn't even touch it if he knew she wanted it. Or perhaps he just knew she needed it more. He ALWAYS has dry food down but im.talkimg about the wet food I use to give her that he'd take 2 licks of & then run away. But now that she's gone I'm just beginning to worry that he could have something wrong with him & I don't want to lose him. I already know that everyone is going to say, "take him to the vet" but I have to stress that I got laid off of my hospital job this year & Bebe's vet appts, medication costs (including lasix, antibiotics, thyroid meds & blood pressure pills) not to mention her special low sodium food AND the emergency vet appt costs when she took a terrible downward turn & I had to rush her there to eventually get put down...let's just say it drained everything I have at the moment. But I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. But I will have to wait at the most a week to get him to my vet. I just need any advice from anyone who may have any clues what it could be. I know he's breathing just fine & I really don't think anything is obstructing his airway. I've heard it could be bad teeth bugging him but he's so young. Also an allergic reaction which he has had before when he was a kitten. His bottom lip would swell up alot due to something they called "cat acny?" He eats alot of bugs cuz he's a big curious brute & I try to get him to stop but he's quicker than me lol, so he could of been stung. Idk!!! I'm freaking out!!! There's just so much stuff &...I can't lose him right now. I'm helpless for a bit but it WILL get dealt with. Just....any ideas before I can get him to my vet. Anyone experience anything remotely similar with their fur-baby??
Sorry so so long... I'm still grieving for Bebe & now freaking about him on top of that!!!
Thank you & I appreciate anyone's response,
Kelly (CleoCATra55)