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Some background story: We just moved cross country to a new state with our two cats, Persephone and Artemis. About a month ago I noticed a bump on the right side of Persephone's lip. I originally thought it was a hurt from playing with Artemis, but noticed it got a little bigger the following week so I scoured reviews for vets in our new area and called around. I found a vet that could see her the same day (first vet) and another that could see her the following week (second vet) so I made both appointments thinking I could get 2 opinions.
Both vets concluded that the bump on her lip looked like a cyst. At the same time they looked at Perseph's gums, which were irritated from gingivitis and recommended that she get a dental very soon. We did a course of antibiotics and a steroid to see if the cyst would shrink. It didn't. I went back to the first vet, in which the appointment didn't end very well because they wanted to charge me an arm and a leg to administer 4 different shots as well as "try" to get a sample from the cyst to send it to biopsy, so I called the second vet who is very no nonsense and suggested that they could remove the cyst to send it to biopsy and knock a dental out at the same time. Two weeks ago I decided to go with the second vet and scheduled her dental and cyst removal for this past Monday.
It turns out that while the vet surgeon was doing Persephone's dental, he found an abnormal growth on the bottom of her tongue. When he called me after the surgery, he said the growth was concerning and that he removed it. They would send it off to biopsy and would hear back sometime next week. He said the bump on her lip turned out to be nothing concerning and that they had put had dissolvable stitches both under her tongue and where the cyst was. Additionally, he said her bloodwork was good, that she was a very healthy cat, and she did really well while being under anesthesia.
My concern now is that since she came home Monday, she has been making a hiccuping/gulping sound every time she swallows. It seems to be more pronounced when she eats, and since she's never had any issues swallowing I'm really concerned. Her energy levels and appetite are normal with the exception that she won't meow despite normally being very vocal. Persephone had a benign mass removal from her back 4 years ago (she is now 7) and had absolutely no issues with swallowing before. Should I be concerned about the strange swallowing sounds or is it something that should go away in a day or two?
P.S. I am also anticipating the results from the growth but am trying my best to take it one step at a time.
Both vets concluded that the bump on her lip looked like a cyst. At the same time they looked at Perseph's gums, which were irritated from gingivitis and recommended that she get a dental very soon. We did a course of antibiotics and a steroid to see if the cyst would shrink. It didn't. I went back to the first vet, in which the appointment didn't end very well because they wanted to charge me an arm and a leg to administer 4 different shots as well as "try" to get a sample from the cyst to send it to biopsy, so I called the second vet who is very no nonsense and suggested that they could remove the cyst to send it to biopsy and knock a dental out at the same time. Two weeks ago I decided to go with the second vet and scheduled her dental and cyst removal for this past Monday.
It turns out that while the vet surgeon was doing Persephone's dental, he found an abnormal growth on the bottom of her tongue. When he called me after the surgery, he said the growth was concerning and that he removed it. They would send it off to biopsy and would hear back sometime next week. He said the bump on her lip turned out to be nothing concerning and that they had put had dissolvable stitches both under her tongue and where the cyst was. Additionally, he said her bloodwork was good, that she was a very healthy cat, and she did really well while being under anesthesia.
My concern now is that since she came home Monday, she has been making a hiccuping/gulping sound every time she swallows. It seems to be more pronounced when she eats, and since she's never had any issues swallowing I'm really concerned. Her energy levels and appetite are normal with the exception that she won't meow despite normally being very vocal. Persephone had a benign mass removal from her back 4 years ago (she is now 7) and had absolutely no issues with swallowing before. Should I be concerned about the strange swallowing sounds or is it something that should go away in a day or two?
P.S. I am also anticipating the results from the growth but am trying my best to take it one step at a time.