Our cat, who is 12 years old, seems to be very sick. Her right lip/face is swollen, so she cannot effectively eat or open her mouth very much. She's barely eating the Science Diet feline A/D (soft food) that we're offering her and has lost a lot of weight.
We don't know what the problem is. She's on her second round of Clyndamicine (sp) Hydrochloride and the vet can't figure it out. What could this be? Today she was begging to go outside (she's an indoor cat) and my sister followered her, and she was heading toward the road. We know animals often go off to die on their own. Please help!! We have no idea what it could be and it's killing her.
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SERIOUS! Mouth problem
marzipan
Nov 20, 2004 10:19 PM
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PHMadameAlto
Nov 20, 2004 10:41 PM
It sounds like you need to get a second opinion from a feline-only vet if possible. This is not to say that your vet isn't competent - very often one vet will experience one illness and learn from it while the next will have a different area of expertise.
I assume that the teeth have been checked, and that the mouth has been checked for tumors. Have you talked to the vet about stomatitis? Although it may not cause swelling like you describe, I am wondering if this is a possibility.
Good luck! I hope you can find and answer soon. Let us know what's going on!
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