mothergooseof4 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 We took in three kittens a few months ago. The vet now estimates their age at 6-7 months. A few weeks ago, one had some swelling and ulcerated tissue on the outside of his lower lip. I decided to watch it for a couple of days before taking him to the vet. I don't take my kids to the doctor over a boo boo, so I treated kitty the same. After a couple of days, it moved to the upper lip. Then it moved to his nose. After that, the swelling was gone and I thought he had healed. Last week, he was laying on his back and I could see that his upper jaw was swollen. I pulled back his upper lip and that whole side of his upper mouth, lip, and around his teeth was swollen, ulcerated, and white. I felt so bad because I thought he had healed, so kitty was at the vet the next morning. The vet said that he did not have a fever, gave him an antibiotic shot, steroid shot, and oral antibiotics to take home. It has been four days, and while the exact spot of the infection is better, it has now moved to the corner of his mouth. It looks the same, swollen, ulcerated, white. I have been diligent about giving him his antibiotics. He acts perfectly healthy and eats/drinks normally. The doc originally said that if the spot doesn't heal, he would continue antibiotics for another week in case kitty has an overactive immune system. If not healed by then, we need to consider cancer.....which he was doubtful of due to age. Any idea why such an infection would move around? It started on his lower lip, moved to upper, then nose, then inside side of mouth, now towards corner of mouth (inside and out). Would cancer do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Look up feline calcivirus and eosinophilic granuloma complex and see if either of those fit his symptoms. Those are two things I can think of right off the top of my head that can cause mouth issues in cats, but I'm sure it could be lots of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothergooseof4 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Feline calcivirus seems unlikely since my other two cats are healthy, and this has been going on for several weeks now with the one. The other condition you mentioned is a possibility, but is treated with antibiotics and time....neither of which seem to be working. This is so weird. He acts like he feels fine, eats, plays, etc. But, it looks terrible and just keeps moving, and the previous spot heals up completely. I will try to get a pic later if he will let me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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