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?
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?