Is throat cancer treatable in cats?
I think you did the right thing in putting her down. Cats do not handle cancer treatments well, they are often too high strung. A 13 year old sickly cat could have had an adverse reaction to the anesthesia required to put her out for the operation. Also, the biopsy procedure likely caused MORE swelling in her throat because such an operation is very irritating and causes inflammation. That could have caused the symptoms you described. The vet should have known this and warned you, prior. The white sticky foam, low appetite and difficulty breathing suggests liver or kidney damage. This type of damage often destroys red blood cells and that coupled with inflammation at the cancer site could then lead to even more difficulty in breathing. An autopsy performed at a university hospital can tell you if the anesthesia was overdosed resulting in liver or kidney damage. Personally, I think you need to talk to this vet about cutting back on the price of the procedure. Perhaps he can charge the a
