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.
Rodent ulcer cat upper lip.
Over time and with frequent licking the area can enlarge and ulcerate.
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.
While it looks painful the ulcer seems to pose no discomfort to an infected cat.
Rodent ulcers like the one shown above typically appear on the upper lip usually as a small swelling.
The cat will often not give any notice to the presence of a rodent ulcer.
They seem to cause no pain.
A rodent ulcer is a common form of feline eosinophilic granuloma complex.
And he describes an indolent ulcer as a pustulent sore typically observed on one or both sides of a cat s upper lip.
The lesions range from small and barely noticeable ulcers to large and extensive ulcers that disfigure the lips.
It usually occurs on the upper lip although that is not always the case.
The most common site for these lesions is on the lips especially the upper lip where they appear as ulcers.
Initially the lesion may present as a mild thickening of the lip with a.
They are sometimes referred to as rodent ulcers although this term is technically incorrect.
The cat rodent ulcer has been called by several names.
The upper lip area is the most common place for sores to develop.
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.
A rodent ulcer starts as a pinkish spot usually around the cat s mouth and develops into an open sore.
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.
It occurs on the ventral part of the upper lip and is a painless ulcerative lesion caused by the cat licking.
If your cat shows up with a fat lip and she hasn t been in a fistfight lately she may have a rodent ulcer.
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.
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.
Their characteristic appearance says dr.
Stone is a flat or concave lesion on the edge of the upper lip located directly below the nose or slightly to.
