My cat has a painful tongue lump, bleeding, can't eat. Is it serious?

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Hello my cat has a lump on her tongue she can barly eat anymore even after getting injectioms it hasn’t cleared she smells like death she tried to eat and ends up pouring blood out of her mouth she always in pain she drewling lots with ting of blood in it she can’t walk without swirving it is time to put her to sleep as I don’t think she is having quality of life she basically just sleeps all the time we got pain relief but in the night she throws up clear stuff with no fur ball. Pet's info: Cat | British Shorthair | Female | spayed | 35 lbs

Ricardo Fernandez, DVM · Accepted Answer

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is very likely a malignant tumor unfortunately. Cats are very well known for having a mouth tumor called squamous cell carcinoma which carries a poor prognosis. However, it could still be something else. The only way to know is by doing some sampling via fine needle aspiration or possibly a biopsy. If squamous cell carcinoma is confirmed, it is not likely to respond to medications much other than mild decrease in inflammation. Treatment for squamous cell carcinoma is limited by how aggressive this tumor is though sometimes surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy are options. Sorry for the sad news. Let's hope it is more on the benign side. Good luck and have a great day!

My cat has a painful tongue lump, bleeding, can't eat. Is it serious?

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