My 12 year old has a lump and a now a hole and the order is kind of bad but she still eats good and is in good spirits. But we want to know is there anything we can do or should we let her go? Heart broken mom...

Sullivan is a large 11.5 yo orange tabby I rescued as a kitten when he was tossed from a moving car. We’ve been together through everything and he’s my baby. Three days ago I noticed his chin looked a little swollen and when it increased the next morning I called the vet and made an appointment. Expecting a tooth needed to be pulled or some kinda bug bite I was taken aback when X-rays revealed the front half of his lower jaw appeared “moth eaten.” Our vet suggested we try a steroid shot and antibiotics for a week and then reassess, but he also seemed pretty convinced it’s a form of cancer. I asked about biopsy and he said we could do that but if so to be prepared for surgery to remove the front half of his lower jaw. A tumor was not super evident from X-ray, just the bone issues and enlarged soft tissue at the chin. He took his meds today well and I gave him a 1/2 can of wet food as a reward (he’s been on a grain-free salmon based dry food the last 7 years). We go back to see if antibiotics have helped 8/22/18, but is there anything else I should look into? He’s eating and drinking at this point, but the swelling is preventing him from closing his mouth fully and he does drool on occasion. This morning there was a little blood as well, but I can’t see an actual mass or wound (possible result/leaky sore from all the swelling?). I don’t know that surgery is a possibility given that between 1/2 - 2/3 of his jaw seems affected. Also, is there anyway this could simply be an infection? And if so will the jaw re-calcify and heal once the antibiotic kills the infection? And how in the world did this infection/cancer progress so quickly without us knowing it?! Did I miss a million symptoms? Sullivan sleeps snuggled up next to my chest or head every night, so I’m beyond surprised I haven’t noticed anything before this. I gues I’m Just trying to prepare for best and worse scenarios as I have two young boys who think Sullivan hung the moon. I don’t want him in pain and he’s the most stoic animal I’ve ever met so it’s incredibly hard to tell if he’s hurting. Any suggestions on treatment options or questions to ask my vet would be appreciated.

My male cat is about 4yrs old and he is an outside cat for the most part . Underneath his tounge is swollen really bad and he can barely eat an droling really really bad .I'm trying to find out what it may be

Our big Ragdoll has been diagnosed with SCC. Has all symptoms of this disease. Our vet is prescribing him Zyda Clin and says they are putting pain medication in his liquid bottle. What is the best & strongest pain medicine we could ask for?

My cat Freddy has got gum disease, he had 2 operations a few years ago to remove most of he’s teeth, since then he’s gums have flared up and he’s had Steroids meds for a few weeks. In February 2020 I noticed he was having thick drool, he been drooling since having he’s teeth out but not like this, this is thick and sticky, he also had brown around he’s mouth, I thought it was he’s wet food because he seems to be struggling again so I got him to the vets, they said it was he’s gum disease flare up so they put back on the steroids for a few weeks, when they ran out and he was not any better, I rang up the vets again to get another appointment but because of the lockdown In the UK they gave me appointment over the phone, they land up giving me more steroids, in that 2 weeks Freddy got worse, he couldn’t eat he’s food, I could see he wanted it but couldn’t seem to pick it up so I hand fed him thin ham and chicken in little bits, he stop grooming himself and stared pulling out he’s fur, I rang the vets back up and told them all this, I said he’s never stop grooming before or pulled he’s hair out or have thick drool or the brownness around he’s face, which wasn’t to do with he’s cat food because he can’t eat it now and it’s got worse, the vet asked be to send him pictures of Freddy’s mouth which I did through email, he rang me back and said Freddy has got an infection in he’s mouth so he gave him antibiotics and more steroids, 2 weeks later Freddy was no better, so once again I ran the vets said all what was going on ask to see a vet, they said I can’t because of the lockdown so they gave him different antibiotics and a longer course and steroids, after a month there was no improvement in him, he still couldn’t eat by himself, he brown sludge what I started calling it and the thick drooling was worse and he pulling out a lot of fur on he’s legs and underneath him, so I rang them up again said the same things again and sent more pictures of he’s mouth to them, they looked at them and finally said they would see him face to face but I would have to wait in my friends car, a few days later we got there they took him in, about 20 minutes later they rang me in the car said he’s lost a lot of weight and he’s got ulcerations under he’s tongue on the left side going to the right side now, then she said we think It’s cancer, I didn’t see that coming, they got me believing it was a bad infection, she said we can do a biopsy and if it is that it’s best he’s put to sleep when the time comes, I burst out crying, she said she would give me a minute or 2, I felt like my heart my life has been taken away from me, I love him has much has much has my children, he is my fluffy child, I always said that, In that moment I run out of the car went to the intercom and hold them I would Freddy back now, the vet came out with him, with the biopsy appointment in 6 days time and with strong pain meds and the normal pain meds he’s had before (loxicom) but not to give him that one until 3 days time, (can’t mix with steroids). I haven’t stop crying, I just know it’s cancer now I’ve read up about it, he’s got all the symptoms, I feel the lockdown has killed my boy, I knew something wasn’t right, I kept saying this everything time I rang up, I said he wasn’t like this with he’s gum disease, the brown sludge is he’s blood mix in with the thick saliva, I’m heart broken and to make matters worse, he’s got a lot worse in the last few days, he’s got more bleeding from he’s mouth, he’s tongue is hanging on the side and he’s struggling to eat by hand, I don’t think he’s got long so I rang them up and cancelled the biopsy because I don’t think he will make it through it and I don’t want him dying alone, the vet was ok with this saying she’s sure it is cancer, so she double he’s dose with the really strong pain meds and given me syringes too so I can feed him like that. I can only think he’s got worse so quickly because the vet had a good poke around he’s mouth which upset it even more. It’s 4 days since I found out, I don’t think he’s got much time with him now, I’m so setup and angry, I don’t want him to go, I don’t want to be the one to say when but I don’t want him to suffer anymore, he’s gone through so much in these last few years and now he’s dealing with this, it’s heart breaking, I feel like I’ve been robbed of he’s really old age, if the lockdown didn’t happen they would of seen it at the beginning but phone calls and pics wasn’t enough, they gave the wrong diagnosis so got the wrong treatment, I have right to feel angry but who do I blame, the vet? The Government? The Chinese from where the virus started? Myself? None of this is fair.