Rodent ulcer which also goes by many clinical names including eosinophilic granulomas is a complex highly unpleasant skin condition that my poor cat murphy developed.
Rodent ulcer cat upper lip.
Over time and with frequent licking the area can enlarge and ulcerate.
While it looks painful the ulcer seems to pose no discomfort to an infected cat.
In many cases the lesion will spontaneously vanish over time.
Their characteristic appearance says dr.
Eosinophilic granuloma feline eosinophilic granuloma feline rodent ulcer indolent ulcer eosinophilic granuloma ulcer of cats many fancy names for a very unslightly unpleasant ulcer found on the lips of cats.
They are sometimes referred to as rodent ulcers although this term is technically incorrect.
It usually occurs on the upper lip although that is not always the case.
If your cat shows up with a fat lip and she hasn t been in a fistfight lately she may have a rodent ulcer.
Initially the lesion may present as a mild thickening of the lip with a.
They seem to cause no pain.
And he describes an indolent ulcer as a pustulent sore typically observed on one or both sides of a cat s upper lip.
They most commonly present on the upper lip but can also occur on the bottom lip tongue or behind a molar.
A rodent ulcer starts as a pinkish spot usually around the cat s mouth and develops into an open sore.
An older term rodent ulcer is best avoided as this is a malignant tumour in humans whereas the indolent ulcer in cats is an inflammatory lesion.
Rodent ulcers are characterized by the development of sores or lesions on the lips and mouth of the cat and can sometimes be quite large.
However if the itching it causes persists an affected cat may keep scratching at it thereby opening it and subjecting the lesion to secondary infection.
The disease presents itself as a hard lesion that appears on the inside of a cat s lip.
Stone is a flat or concave lesion on the edge of the upper lip located directly below the nose or slightly to.
The lesions range from small and barely noticeable ulcers to large and extensive ulcers that disfigure the lips.
A rodent ulcer is a common form of feline eosinophilic granuloma complex.
Rodent ulcers like the one shown above typically appear on the upper lip usually as a small swelling.
Rodent ulcers which form on a cat s upper lip adjacent to one of the animal s canine teeth are typically well defined reddish brown in color and shallow with thickened edges.
The most common site for these lesions is on the lips especially the upper lip where they appear as ulcers.
The cat rodent ulcer has been called by several names.
