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Her cat had a gum polyp, and surgery was on the table

3 June 2026Jinan, Shandong Translated by AI

A client asked about surgery risks for her cat’s gum polyp. I gave notes on anesthesia time, procedure choices, and timing.

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Client

Details: My blue golden chinchilla cat Tudou (born November 12, 2023, solar calendar) has had a polyp on his lower gum for over three months. We went to the hospital, the doctor couldn’t determine the nature but thought it was probably not malignant. They prescribed medication, but after three weeks of application there’s no obvious improvement. Now the doctor suggests surgical removal. The doctor currently thinks the polyp is caused by wear from a broken upper left tooth, and wants to remove the polyp plus extract the upper canine tooth. I’m skeptical about this… worried about overtreatment. Could you check: is this hospital reliable? (Ruipeng Pet Hospital Wuxi Main Store) Is the polyp really caused by the canine tooth wear? If we only remove the polyp without extracting the tooth, will it recur?

具体事由：现有[redacted]家里蓝金渐层猫咪土豆（阳历2023年11.12）下牙龈上长了个息肉三月余，去医院看过医生判断不出性质，但倾向于不是坏东西，遂开了药回家涂了三个周无明显好转，当前医生建议手术切掉。医生目前判断是由于左上方断齿磨损导致下方牙龈产生息肉，想要切掉息肉及拔掉上方犬牙，我对此保持怀疑态度……担心过度治疗请您看看：这家医院是否靠谱？（瑞鹏宠物医院无锡市总店）该息肉是否真的是犬牙磨损导致，不拔牙只切息肉的话会复发吗？由于之前猫猫检查心脏有点小问题，所以我对麻醉很谨慎，没有让他做过手术，包括绝育至今未做。现在约了医生在本周日6.07先做切息肉前的术前检查，评估能否做麻醉做手术。如果可以麻醉的话，当天会直接立即动手术，医生打算麻醉后做切息肉 (15min左右）+拔牙（20min）+绝育（10min）+洗牙（20min）四项总共需要麻醉1h左右。但西医只是评估，不能预测全部风险。

昨天 21:37

Since the cat had a minor heart issue in previous checks, I’m very cautious about anesthesia. He hasn’t had any surgery before, not even neutering. Now we’ve booked a pre-surgery checkup this Sunday, June 7, before the polyp removal, to assess if he can go under anesthesia for surgery. If he can, the surgery will be done right away that same day. The doctor plans to do four procedures under anesthesia: polyp removal (about 15 mins) + tooth extraction (20 mins) + neutering (10 mins) + teeth cleaning (20 mins), totaling about 1 hour of anesthesia. But Western medicine only does assessments, it can’t predict all risks. Could you check: if the doctor clears him for surgery, could you see if there are any life-threatening risks before or after the surgery, which procedures are safest to do, and whether it’s okay to do all four? After all, longer anesthesia time means higher risk. Thank you, Zongyuan!

由于之前猫猫检查心脏有点小问题，所以我对麻醉很谨慎，没有让他做过手术，包括绝育至今未做。现在约了医生在本周日6.07先做切息肉前的术前检查，评估能否做麻醉做手术。如果可以麻醉的话，当天会直接立即动手术，医生打算麻醉后做切息肉 (15min左右) +拔牙 (20min) +绝育 (10min) +洗牙 (20min) 四项总共需要麻醉1h左右。但西医只是评估，不能预测全部风险。请您看看：如果届时西医评估手术可以做，麻烦您看下这次手术前后有无风险（影响生命状态）以及建议做什么项目稳妥，是否可以四个项目全做？毕竟麻醉时间越长风险越大。谢谢猫猫道长！

Zongyuan, I just got a new message from the doctor and added some more details. Could you look at this final version? There are quite a few questions. If you need to cast two divinations, just let me know and I’ll pay the extra fee.

猫猫道长我刚收到医生新消息我又补充了一点内容麻烦您看最终版的问题有点多如果需要起2卦您跟我说我来补卦金

[redacted]: Details: My blue golden chinchilla cat Tudou (born 20…

[redacted]：具体事由：现有 [redacted]里蓝金渐层猫咪土豆 (阳历20…

昨天 21:45

Zongyuan

Sure, I’ll take a look tomorrow.

好滴明儿我瞅哈

昨天 21:56

Client

Okay.

嗯嗯

Zongyuan

A few notes: 1. The kitten is still in good spirits right now. He can have surgery, and he’ll recover faster than other cats. 2. The safe limit for anesthesia is 40 minutes. Going over 40 minutes increases the risk of other complications, so keeping it within 30 minutes is the safest range. 3. The mutual hexagram indicates cutting, so the polyp can be removed, and neutering is also fine. Both procedures recover quickly (he can get back to normal in about 4 days). 4. The overall [redacted] needs metal to control it. The divination was cast on a wei day. The hospital you’ve found isn’t the best option. I suggest consulting another hospital located to the west or northwest of your home. It’s also good if the doctor’s or hospital’s name contains characters with the metal radical, king radical, roof radical, or knife radical, or if the hospital is on a road with such characters in its name. 5. As for surgery timing, I suggest waiting a bit. Recovery is slower when it’s hot in summer. The best time for surgery is mid-to-late July or August. If you do the surgery now, pay attention to temperature control and disinfection at home. 6. The polyp is a constitution issue, not closely related to the teeth. Whether you extract the tooth or not, there’s still a risk of recurrence later. This is a normal part of the aging process. Watch for growths around 2027 and 2031.

几个提示: 1 小猫目前还是挺有精气神的，可以做手术，且恢复到也快（相比其他猫）。 2 麻醉的极限是 40 分钟，超过 40 分钟容易有其他并发症，因此建议控制在30分钟是比较安全的区间。 3 互卦是切割，因此息肉可以割掉，也可以绝育，这两个手术恢复的都快 (4天左右可以恢复到日常)。 4 全局的[redacted]，需要取金来制，问卦的时间在未日，找的医院不是最佳，建议找家里的西侧，西北侧的医院再次咨询，医生或者医院的名字里带金字旁，王字旁，宝盖头，以及利刀旁这一类的字出现，也可以是医院在这一类的路名上。 5 关于手术时间，建议缓一缓，夏季热的时候恢复慢，建议在7月中下旬或者8月手术为最佳。如果目前手术，那么家里要注意温度和消毒。 6 息肉是体质问题，和牙齿关系不大，拔牙或者不拔牙，后期它都容易有复发的风险，这个也属正常的老化过程，关注2027年和2031年附近，容易有增生。

If the anesthesia time is too long, you can consider other mild methods to deal with it, like dental water or chew toys. They work slower but have lower risk.

间上过长，可以考虑其他温和手段来处理，比如洁牙水，啃咬玩具，虽然效果慢但是风险小。

Please take these 🌹

请收🌹

09:47

Let me know if I’ve covered all the questions you needed answered 😀

看看是否把需要解答的都覆盖到了😀

Client

Coming, Zongyuan, let me read through.

来了猫猫道长我看看

Zongyuan

Sure.

好呢

Client

Got it, it’s all very clear. Thank you so much, I feel a lot less anxious now 😀🥺 I’ll listen to you and delay the surgery.

收到了非常地清晰太感谢了心里一下没那么焦虑了😀🥺听您的晚点手术

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I’ll look carefully for the right hospital and doctor.

医院和医生我来好好找找

Zongyuan

The kitten has a bit of internal heat. I suggest feeding him something cooling and heat-clearing recently. Not sure if he can have a little pear soup.

小猫有点儿上火，建议近期吃点儿清热降火的，不知道梨汤能不能喝点儿

Also make sure his urination is unobstructed.

注意排尿的通畅哈

Client

Got it, thank you. I’ll look into all of this.

好嘞收到我都研究研究