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Hi there,
I'm sorry to hear your cat is going through this discomfort.
A few years ago, My cat "Spider" was going through the same. He could not eat or drink anything without a lot of pain, and would cry when he tried to do either.
It was heartbreaking to see this, and the vet checked him out, and told me that his kidneys were failing. We tried some medicine, including drip feeding, but nothing solved the problem. If you lift the skin on the back of the cat's neck/shoulder area and it does not spring straight back, this is a classic sign that the cat is dehydrating.
Make sure you ask the vet to check for this, as non eating or drinking will cause this really quickly. The ulcers on Spiders tongue were extremely painful, I had to make all of his meals into soup, but he still cried when he was drinking it.Unfortunately, he had to be put to sleep, he was 11 years old, and treatment was not helping. It broke my heart.
Please try have your cat's teeth cleaned once a year, as the dental plaque that builds up does not help matters. The vet recommended that cats should be given DRY food often, this helps to keep their teeth relatively plaque-free.
I hope your cat feels better soon.
Kind regards,
Ashley in Ireland
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Posted by albairis
three days ago i saw my cat paws and mouth with blood, opened her mouth and realized had like a big cut on the side of her tongue but coming from inside out. Took her to the vet and she said it is a virus. Prescriped antibiotic and oxygenated water to rinse her mouth. My cat cannot eat or drink water, but the worse part is that she keeps putting her paws inside the mouth and keeps hurting herself more. Do not know what to do, she is not playing or moving much. Is there a virus of this nature?
Thank you for the time.