Last Thursday my cat went in for dental surgery and they found a mass under her tongue, after doing a biopsy they diagnosed her with squamous cell carcinoma. I am devastated. She is also not even 9 years old yet.
The vet said that it was local and has no lymphatic invasion, and her best chance is surgery, so we have a consult with a surgeon tomorrow. Right now she is on medication that keeps her hungry and it seems to be working. She is drooling a lot and her tongue sticks out sometimes, and it hurts me so much to see her like this. I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar situation and what to expect? Her vet isn't sure if surgery will be possible because its on the base of her tongue but I am just really hoping it is. I'm wondering if its possible to get all the cancer with a surgery like this or if just delaying the inevitable? If there is anything I can do for her, I want to do it.
Thank you for any advice on this cancer or what I can do to keep her comfortable.
The vet said that it was local and has no lymphatic invasion, and her best chance is surgery, so we have a consult with a surgeon tomorrow. Right now she is on medication that keeps her hungry and it seems to be working. She is drooling a lot and her tongue sticks out sometimes, and it hurts me so much to see her like this. I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar situation and what to expect? Her vet isn't sure if surgery will be possible because its on the base of her tongue but I am just really hoping it is. I'm wondering if its possible to get all the cancer with a surgery like this or if just delaying the inevitable? If there is anything I can do for her, I want to do it.
Thank you for any advice on this cancer or what I can do to keep her comfortable.
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