Is it a nasal tumor or an upper respiratory infection?

Question

My cat, last week and the beginning of this week, has developed a thick amount of inflamed tissue in one of her nasal passages (and has completely blocked the airway). It looks to be a polyp of some kind or even worse, possibly a tumor. The first symptoms she had last week before this polyp/tumor became visible was sneezing and noisy breathing. Now within the last 2 to 3 days she started having her nose bleed from the other nasal passage that was not blocked, so this makes breathing very difficult for her. Also, I noticed a greenish discharge a few times coming from the polyp/tumor. I took her to the vet yesterday and we're treating it as an upper respiratory infection, but she said it was possibility it could be a tumor and watch for improvements within the next 3 days. I'm worried my cat might not have 3 days to play around with and generally I like to treat things holistically. Can someone give me detailed info on the symptoms of nasal tumors vs. an upper respiratory infection?

Answer 1

sounds like an infection- green discharge & fever are signs of infection.

tumors dont generally discharge blood/ goop unless infected--polyps maybe, but if the cat is on antibiotics (did the cat get an antibiotic injection- or medicine to bring home?) regardless of the cause, polyp or not- the antibiotic is needed.

if you're worried, bring the cat back in again today or tomorrow.