Hi all. My sweet Porter was starting to drool and not eating hay. We took him to an exotic vet in our area who said his teeth were overgrown. He has surgery under general anesthesia to correct. He came home on critical care and after 3 days wasn't eating at all other than syringe feeding the critical care. They took him back to surgery and with some more comprehensive xrays found that one of his jaw joints wat "whited out" on the xray. Abscess vs cancer. He has a bunch of medicines including antibiotic to hopefully fix the abscess if that is what it is. I has been four full days now since his second surgery. All he eats is the critical care for me via a syringe 3-4 times per day and what equates out to about 1 medium size strawberry each day. Obviously I am concerned this is cancer since he is not making much or any real strides. He has a f/u with his vet tomorrow. He is bright eyed and snuggly and sweet with the critical care. He has never been extremely active. He was a rescue and we guess he is now about 3 or 4 years old. It is my understanding they cannot further evaluate (except to rexray after the antibiotic regimen is done) since the problem appears to be in his jaw joint. Has anyone ever had experience with this type of diagnosis before? We are all very sad here.We have not explained the gravity to our tween and teen until we know more. We have had Porter (and his cage mate) for about 1.5 years and my girls volunteer at the shelter they came from. I just don't know what to do and am seeking information from your experiences. Thank you!