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lilburne - 01 Nov 2003 10:52 GMT

I have a 16 year old cat that was diagnosed with cancer and
had he's lower jaw removed 2 months ago. Since then he has
had difficulty keeping his tongue inside his mouth the
result being that it gets rather dry and becomes black. We
provided him with plenty of water and dampen it through the
day but are wondering if there is something we could do to
help him keep his tongue inside his mouth.

Other than this he is happy within himself and does all the
things that he used to do, except for the fighting, which he
was rather fond of.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Daz - 01 Nov 2003 19:10 GMT

> I have a 16 year old cat that was diagnosed with cancer and
> had he's lower jaw removed 2 months ago. Since then he has
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> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Good God!!

Daz

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MaryL - 01 Nov 2003 19:40 GMT

> I have a 16 year old cat that was diagnosed with cancer and
> had he's lower jaw removed 2 months ago. Since then he has
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> Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Have you talked to your vet about this? I know there is medication to help
people produce more saliva, and I wonder if there is something similar that
you could use. (Of course, it may be that lack of saliva is not the problem
if he has lost muscle control and simply cannot keep his tongue inside his
mouth.) Also, are you within driving distance of a veterinary school? I
used Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine (ophthalmologist), and they
were remarkably helpful. A veterinary college would have facilities that
most veterinarians cannot afford. I was even impressed with how reasonable
the fees were, but that would vary with procedures needed. They will
discuss possible fees over the telephone when you make an appointment.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

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http://tinyurl.com/8y54 (Introducing Duffy to Holly)
http://tinyurl.com/8y56 (Duffy and Holly "settle in")

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lilburne - 01 Nov 2003 21:04 GMT

>>I have a 16 year old cat that was diagnosed with cancer and
>>had he's lower jaw removed 2 months ago. Since then he has
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> the fees were, but that would vary with procedures needed. They will
> discuss possible fees over the telephone when you make an appointment.

Yes we have spoken to the vet who has sortta shrugged, and
we use an artificial saliva spray. I was just wondering
whether anyone had experience which I could get back to my
vet with.

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