Oh no! Not Zeus too!

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A couple of weeks ago, Zipper lost his battle with hepatic lipidosis. Zeus was very stressed out and depressed because of the loss of his best buddy. He stopped eating and drinking which led us to force feed him. He started eating again and drinking his water. Yesterday, I went over to my moms to give Zeus a bath, he was VERY smelly and they didn't know why. After his bath, I trimmed his claws and brushed his teeth. His breath smelled bad, so I opened his mouth to examine. I noticed that the skin on his front upper lips is peeling, and is swollen and red. I opened his mouth to see if maybe he got something stuck in his gums, to my horror, I noticed a raw circle in the middle of his tongue.

I searched the internet to find out that it is more than likely an ulcer, which can be cancerous. The ulcer is about the size of a penny, and it looks like it ate away the papillae. He is still eating, playing and drinking his water, but I can tell it hurts. Also, in one corner of the ulcer, there is a raised white lump, very tiny, but noticable.

Zeus is going to the vet tomorrow, please pray for him that he will get through this. We couldn't bare losing him too. If anyone has ever experienced this, did your cat make a full recovery? Oh just in case it matters, Zeus is not even 2 years old yet, is this common in young cats?
 

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oh sweetheart - I certainly am sending ((((BIG HEALTHY VIBES)))) your way - no wonder your frantic - poor little Zeus


please let us know what they say at the vet - I am sure everything is going to be fine!!!
 

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Oh no!
Sending lots of healing vibes to Zeus.
 

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Me and my kittys will say a prayer for Zeus tonight. Emma has herpes and from what I understand that is one of the things that can happen, ulcers and problems with gums. Stress brings on her symptoms. Her eyes and nose are always running, worse when she is stressing. I do check her mouth but haven't run into any mouth issues as of yet.

We all send you and Zeus good vibes.

Regina
 

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OH NO
You and Zeus will be in my thoughts.
 
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Thanks everyone. I went over tonight to check Zeus' tongue, and strangely, it is almost gone? I guess it might've been there longer than we suspected. We will find out when he goes into the vet.
 

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wow - thats sounds wonderful!!! let us know what the vet says !!!

thoughts still being sent your way until you get the all clear!!
 

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It could be EGC, as Tanya said, or even feline flu. One of my sister's cats developed flu despite being inoculated. She was two at the time, and developed ulcers on her tongue and the roof of her mouth. The good news is that it cleared up totally after just one week on antibiotics. She was "quarantined" at my mom's house, and I was visiting, so I was the one taking care of her. I don't remember the name of the antibiotic, but it was a pink liquid, had to be refrigerated, and was administered three times a day. I was surprised at how well it worked.
Zeus!
 
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