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Supreme Being
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I have been out of vet tech school for a while and have not worked at a vet clinic in about three years so I will admit that I am rusty. Also, I don't have much experience with elderly cats- at least living with them full time.
I noticed today that Snowflake (13 year old spayed female) had two round, whitish-grey colored abnormalities on either side of her bottom canine teeth. They felt just like her regular gum, and they were perfectly uniform on each side (I will do what I can in a few days or so to get a picture up). I have also noticed that she hasn't been eating as well lately. Some days she will eat all of her food (I portion feed my cats twice a day), some days she will pick at her food, other days, she will hardly eat anything. She is not salivating when she eats and she is not eating strangely (such as in the manner that she moves her mouth and head). She is still attempted to chew her food.
She also is not grooming herself hardly if at all. I have likened this to her getting older. She was an outdoor kitty for 7 years before I moved out on my own, and she has had a very rough life. Her body feels and she looks more like she's 20 than 13.
The pictures I looked up did not look like squamous cell carcinoma except for one:
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=2722&S=1&SourceID=42
You can see in the picture by the cat's gums what appear to be a circle. This is what Snow has, but I've never noticed it before.
If this is no squamous cell carcinoma, I would happily hear any other suggestions on what it could be! I really can't afford the vet, but I will if I have to- that's what credit cards are for.
Thank you all!
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