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<<<My vet came by yesterday and was checking him over and we discovered a
couple of polyps under his tongue on the right side, she wants me to
give him doxo for 10 days and then recheck. I just lost my Buddie to
liver cancer in July and I'm scared because I know positives are
susceptible to cancers and Bailey is 9 1/2 years old and has been
positive since atleast 5 months of age, and hasn't really had any
problems until this stomatitis. I'm taking Fred in Saturday to have a
lump she biopsied and thinks is basil cell removed and sent it, should I
just have her go ahead then and biopsy Bailey's polyps or do the 10 days
of doxo and then biopsy if they are still there, I only wonder because
the stress of pilling Bailey in my mind is very bad for him, but I don't
want to put him under unless there is really a reason to. I know mouth
cancer is very bad and spreads quickly so that is why I'm worried.
PS. He started his doxo last night so by this Saturday he'll have had
over half of his dose, maybe I should check him and ask her to bring him
in if there is no change, by then we should see a change shouldn't we? >>>
Hi Belinda:
Polyps in the oral cavity are more likely to be inflammatory in origin or
benign. We can see squamous cell carcinomas in the mouth - especially as a
mass under the tongue - but it usually looks different from a polyp. In the
end, the only way to get a diagnosis on the polyp will be to biopsy it. I
tend to be fairly proacive about doing biopsies in cats because I'd rather
know sooner rather than later. I think you should talk this situation over
with your vet; there may be very good reasons why the course of antibiotics
should be finished first before the biopsy.
Are you giving doxycycline in pill form? If so, it MUST be followed with a
good drink of water (5 ml or more) after every dose. Doxycycline is known to
cause serious esophageal damage if a pill does not travel to the stomach
quickly after swallowing. Many feline vets use doxycycline in a liquid
suspension now because of the risk of using tablets or capsules.
Dr. Susan
Chapter Author, A Home Veterinary Guide, in:
The CFA Complete Cat Book
http://www.cfainc.org/catalog/books.html#completecatbook
Feline Reproduction Manual:
http://catvet.homestead.com/ReproCD.html
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Susan Little, DVM
Diplomate ABVP (Feline)
Bytown Cat Hospital
Ottawa, Canada
http://catvet.homestead.com
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