My picky cat has a tongue tumor and won't eat. What can I do?

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Our cat recently started throwing up bile and clear saliva type liquid 3 times a day. This has been going on for 4 days. She hasn't been eating and acts like it is difficult for her to drink water and when she does she throws up. We took her to the vet and they said she has a tumor under her tongue and we need to decide what we want to do as far as treatment. In the mean time we just don't know how to get her to eat. She's already very picky and won't eat soft cat food even. She's losing weight. Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | 15 years and 9 months old | 7 lbs

Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA · Accepted Answer

If she is unable to even swallow water she will need to have a feeding tube inserted to provide nutrition and may also require intravenous fluids to prevent dehydration. This must be extremely distressing for her and it may be time to consider letting her go if the condition cannot be managed as fasting in cats can create further serious health complications on top of the tumor

My picky cat has a tongue tumor and won't eat. What can I do?

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