Thanks in advance for reading this I hope all of you & your babies are doing well. I posted here awhile back when my other cat was dying of gastrointestinal lymphoma -- the support I got from you all here was invaluable and I'm grateful this community exists.
We have a 16-year-old cat, Jelly, who was recently diagnosed with what is potentially an oral tumor. We originally noticed swelling and what looked like an abscess in her mouth, took her to her primary vet, who thought it was just an infection + potential dental cleaning needed, put her on antibiotics. The antibiotics helped the swelling go down, but now it looks like she potentially has an oral tumor that they're recommending biopsy for.
I'm now in the process of looking for some place (we're based in NYC) that can get a biopsy or cytology done in the quickest timeframe. So far, I have an appointment today for some place that can hopefully do a cytology -- but even those take 5-7 business days to receive a result. I understand that removing the mass and biopsying is a more involved procedure and most places are giving me dates 2-3 weeks out.
Does anyone have any advice for us while we're in this early stage? It seems like the prognosis for oral tumors isn't good, especially at 16 years old (both in terms of likelihood of cancer + treatment options once it's confirmed cancerous). Any recommendations for procedures or treatments I should consider? Thank you
We have a 16-year-old cat, Jelly, who was recently diagnosed with what is potentially an oral tumor. We originally noticed swelling and what looked like an abscess in her mouth, took her to her primary vet, who thought it was just an infection + potential dental cleaning needed, put her on antibiotics. The antibiotics helped the swelling go down, but now it looks like she potentially has an oral tumor that they're recommending biopsy for.
I'm now in the process of looking for some place (we're based in NYC) that can get a biopsy or cytology done in the quickest timeframe. So far, I have an appointment today for some place that can hopefully do a cytology -- but even those take 5-7 business days to receive a result. I understand that removing the mass and biopsying is a more involved procedure and most places are giving me dates 2-3 weeks out.
Does anyone have any advice for us while we're in this early stage? It seems like the prognosis for oral tumors isn't good, especially at 16 years old (both in terms of likelihood of cancer + treatment options once it's confirmed cancerous). Any recommendations for procedures or treatments I should consider? Thank you
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