Hi. I have a 13 years cat that has developed a red mass on her tongue. She still eats a fair amount but not as much as her usual intake. She’s been drooling but other than that no signs of distress or discomfort. She has a vet appointment next week but am just curious if anyone has experience with this. It may be cancer. Is there a good outcome if so?
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Mass On Cats Tongue.
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I don't have experience in this but wanted to send you and your baby tons of thoughts and prayers, and hugs!!
Unless it's an abscess due to an injury on her tongue, or an allergy to something or other similar and rather harmless conditions, it might be a cancer.
How long did she have it? When did you first see it?
How big is this mass?
In similar situations, the sooner you see a vet and start a therapy, the better it is.
In my opinion, waiting a week is a long time, this kind of cancers grows quickly.
The cat in my avatar had a mass under her tongue, she was treated with everything possible, but we only delayed the inevitable.
As far as I know the outcomes are almost always bad... especially if the mass has grown a lot.
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Thank you. That means a lot. I am just so heartbroken over this.
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She’s had it for about 2 weeks that I know of. It was spotted when she was at the vet for a different reason. She had cholangiohepatitis. They felt she only had days to live but she was still eating didn’t appear to have pain and seemed like her usual self so I took her home to enjoy whatever time I had left with her. She seem to turn the corner with that situation no longer jaundice eats a ton enjoys the backyard etc... I want to do whatever I can to give her the chance of surviving with a quality life but I’m afraid this is not going to be good regardless of what kind of treatment is offered if any.
My cat was diagnosed too late.
I had noticed she had trouble eating her kibbles, she was fine with her wet food.
So I took her to the vet after a few days of this, the vet that saw her was a specialist, and said it was a gingivitis and prescribed teeth brushing every day.
And so I did, but then, on a morning, I looked into her mouth and saw this mass under the tongue.
It took three or four weeks for the vets to be convinced that it was bad.
I knew it was bad, but they kept telling me I was over-reacting.
The cat received all the treatments available and possible, and I spent thousands, but we only bought her a couple of months more.
She left me 6 months and a half after I first saw the mass.
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About the quality of life, I'm sorry to tell you that you must be prepared to a very low quality of life, for both of you.
I'm not telling you this to hurt you, but because you could be ready to what you will have to face and deal with.
I had noticed she had trouble eating her kibbles, she was fine with her wet food.
So I took her to the vet after a few days of this, the vet that saw her was a specialist, and said it was a gingivitis and prescribed teeth brushing every day.
And so I did, but then, on a morning, I looked into her mouth and saw this mass under the tongue.
It took three or four weeks for the vets to be convinced that it was bad.
I knew it was bad, but they kept telling me I was over-reacting.
The cat received all the treatments available and possible, and I spent thousands, but we only bought her a couple of months more.
She left me 6 months and a half after I first saw the mass.
EDIT:
About the quality of life, I'm sorry to tell you that you must be prepared to a very low quality of life, for both of you.
I'm not telling you this to hurt you, but because you could be ready to what you will have to face and deal with.
I did have a cat with squamous cell carcinoma in the mouth. She was semi feral, so no one was checking her mouth regularly and she did not last that long.
Your cat certainly may have something else going on...what did the vet say that they thought it was? Did they want to biopsy? I can certainly understand wanting to allow her to have a lovely time at home if she is feeling well enough.
Your cat certainly may have something else going on...what did the vet say that they thought it was? Did they want to biopsy? I can certainly understand wanting to allow her to have a lovely time at home if she is feeling well enough.
