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red lower jaw

Rating: 9
Posted on 2008/01/27 by r madden
hydro
hydro

got back from vacation, and hydro has developed a red irritation on the lower jaw, it looks like its swelled up and is missing somw hair,looks like it really hurts and is uncomfortable, i put some antibiotic but she licked if off, cound it be a food allergy or mites

Symptoms: Itching & Scratching, Pain, Wounds

Two Response(s) to “red lower jaw”:

  • Veteran Advisor Angela Spar says:

    January 27th, 2008 at 11:52 AM

    Does she go outside or is she purely an indoor cat? It sounds like it may be one of the allergic hypersensitivity responses that cats can get ( typically called an eosinophilic granuloma). These lesions usually need oral or injectable steroids to help them heal. Topical meds really don't help ( as you have found) as they lick them right off! So she really needs a visit to your vet. You may find that not using plastic food and water bowls can help prevent flare ups again. Other things that we may think of less commonly are abscess/infection ( more so in outdoor cats) and a growth.

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  • r says:

    January 27th, 2008 at 08:15 PM

    thanks i will make an appointment today.

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