is it a coldsore on my cats lips??

[Biglips]

as ive just been away for a week and as my cats mouth part got white fur i noticed a pink inflammed bit till i lifted her lips up and it looks like coldsore

cat is getting spayed on Tues so do i wait till then for med treatment

is it at the front?

Biglips...I need you to look at this (nothing to do with your cat sorry)

this

yes it is on the front but u cannot see it unless she open her mouth

pucca - i will read it tmrw as im so knackered as done 3 hours driving on the motorway today

Ok no prob, basically i want to give you your money back from ages again (i was lilsmum, full story on that thread).

...and deeply apologise too of course. xx

if its front lower jaw at front its an ulcer related to flea allergy

it is the front top jaw....and yes she havent had a flea drops for ages but she hadnt been out full stop

how old is the cat biglips?

8m old

dp thinks allergy based - should go when fleas treated - ask vet when cat speyed
He says not to worry unless gets much worse

aww thank you Otter xx

no sweat ! Anytime!

Hey biglips which vet are you going to ??
dp used to practice in Liverpool!

My cat suffers from an allergic reaction to something? (vet says it could be a number of things) Her bottom lip swells and a "cold sore" appears, she has to have steroid injection every 2 months approx. She also bites and nibbles at her fur (especially on her feet) when the steroid injection starts to wear off.

im going to the one on St johns Road in Waterloo/Crosby

I think you will find it is a condition called rodent ulcer (nothing to do with rodents)
Our cat had it, I think it is something to do with allergies. Our cat was prescribed antibiotics as a precaution and luckily it hasn't returned

well my cat was spayed today and i did mention about the lip but the vet said it was nothing to worry about and she is on antibiotics atm as she had the op so hopefully that will clear the sore lip

thanks everyone xx

hmmm!....

ive looked at my cat since yesterday and now it had spreaded on the middle bottom outside lip...the bottom bit looks more of a coldsore than the top.

im going back to docs next monday (5th mar) to get her stitches out and will mention about the coldsore

hhmmmmmmmm!!! DOCS!!! i meant the vets !

xx

If it doesnt go ask the vet to make impression smears on a microscope slide to check for a type of cell called eosinophils. If they are there it is probably an eosinophilic granuloma. She will need steroids +/- antibiotics to treat it. She may also be at higher risk of them recurring either on the lip or on other parts of her body. good luck

hiya all

it wasnt an infection after all as the vets explained and showed it to me that the cats bottom tooth is rubbing onto her lip as her teeth is not fully grown yet and her lips is getting caught in between

i hope ive explained that ok??