Update from Chris today:

The doctor excised most of the growth underneath Magoo's tongue - he thinks that he got most of it - any more cutting and it would have affected his tongue. The pathology report will take about a week or so to come back, though the doctor believes that it is SCC. He did say that there was hope as he might have gotten enough of the growth and that it is not in his lower jaw. Keeping fingers crossed.

Magoo will recuperate for a few days - the stitches will dissolve over time. I was given some liquid opioids for his pain(buprenorphine) He is still feeling the anesthetic but very, very hungry. I felt so bad for him this morning (and the others) as I had picked up all the kibble dishes last night and they were not happy! I gave him the juice of some canned food - at first, he pawed alarmingly at his tongue - which resulted in a somewhat panicked call to the vet! - but now seems to be more used to it. Hoping that he will improve in the next couple of days. He's a good boy.

And he's probably doing better than Mom! I think that we all suffer more than our animals do.

Thanks all again for your help and support - the biopsy is done and now we just have to hope for the best.


I was very thankfully able to get funding from the wonderful Onyx & Breezy Foundation -




http://www.cafepress.com/ferals/10223619


http://nolahepper.blogspot.com/2010/...help-cats.html


But mostly, I really want to thank you for your support - this has been an emotionally draining experience for both Magoo and I. He is such a good boy who, thankfully, up until a few months ago, never had a sick day in his 12 year old life - including his two week Katrina ordeal - even then, he really did not even need the sub-q fluids. Oral SCC is an awful disease that no one should ever get - or deserve to get - Magoo certainly doesn't. But it is certainly unfair that this sweet boy must go through this.

Thank you all so much for your support!

Chris and Magoo