hi, my cat had a tongue tumor removed and taken for a biopsy yesterday.. after sedation, nurse told me there was a little problem, and i go to find my cat in a lot of blood, terrified, and apparently in pain. i was advised it may be better to take her home and bring back the day after, first thing, as the cat was uncooperative, and it may not make sense to sedate again so soon. so i took her home like that, her blanket full of urine and blood as i did not wish for them to stress her any more than necessary.
she is a very shy cat, which i only have for around 2 months, and gets very easily traumatised by such episodes. took me 2 months to gain her trust, and she stil does not let me lift her up.
she is also FIV positive and has gengivitis, which was being treated. till yesterday, she was enjoying a good life quality, playing, eating from my hand, and looked very pleased at being off the streets.
this morning we had to sedate her again, to see what went wrong yesterday.
she had cuts on her tongue, which the vet told me must have happened due to her biting it, perhaps in panic after coming out of sedation. tongue is also extremely swollen, and keeps hanging out of her mouth, to the side.. around a cm or more. it still bleeds, and although she is starving ( 2 days no food now) and unsuccessfully trying to eat and drink... she is not exactly weak. however i was told that we may have to force feed her, and that if she remains unable to use her tongue, we may have a big problem. almost 24 hrs later, her mouth still bleeds, occasionally...
i am not sure if i m missing something, or what to do. i would be all up for force feeding her, should she not get better, as long as there may be a promising end after the trauma. however i do not know how long would her injuries take to heal, and for how long would this have to be done. also, i am not sure if her inability to use her tongue stems from the bites or from the stitches / surgery...
as much as i do not wish to put her down, i am not sure if i may be choosing to put her through a lot of suffering, without knowing if she will get better. i am desperately askng for tips, advise, or any experience that may help in similar matters. i have been up all night and may easily be overlooking something. thanks
she is a very shy cat, which i only have for around 2 months, and gets very easily traumatised by such episodes. took me 2 months to gain her trust, and she stil does not let me lift her up.
she is also FIV positive and has gengivitis, which was being treated. till yesterday, she was enjoying a good life quality, playing, eating from my hand, and looked very pleased at being off the streets.
this morning we had to sedate her again, to see what went wrong yesterday.
she had cuts on her tongue, which the vet told me must have happened due to her biting it, perhaps in panic after coming out of sedation. tongue is also extremely swollen, and keeps hanging out of her mouth, to the side.. around a cm or more. it still bleeds, and although she is starving ( 2 days no food now) and unsuccessfully trying to eat and drink... she is not exactly weak. however i was told that we may have to force feed her, and that if she remains unable to use her tongue, we may have a big problem. almost 24 hrs later, her mouth still bleeds, occasionally...
i am not sure if i m missing something, or what to do. i would be all up for force feeding her, should she not get better, as long as there may be a promising end after the trauma. however i do not know how long would her injuries take to heal, and for how long would this have to be done. also, i am not sure if her inability to use her tongue stems from the bites or from the stitches / surgery...
as much as i do not wish to put her down, i am not sure if i may be choosing to put her through a lot of suffering, without knowing if she will get better. i am desperately askng for tips, advise, or any experience that may help in similar matters. i have been up all night and may easily be overlooking something. thanks