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 #2014198


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 My cat’s lip is swollen. Any ideas?

I noticed that my cat, Bunny, has a bump on the center of her upper lip. It appears to be swollen, as it’s fairly big. It’s dark in color and is firm to the touch. It’s almost perfectly round. It doesn’t seem to be causing her any pain.

Any ideas as to what it might be?



05/31/09  07:54pm

 #2014203


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   Message To: Senshokukiba   In reference to Message Id: 2014198


 My cat’s lip is swollen. Any ideas?

I made a mistake. It’s actually on her lower lip.

I just took a closer look at her bottom lip and it appears to be swollen in other areas as well.

Is it possible that she might have been stung on her lip by a hornet or something similar? She goes outside everyday and has a tendency to attack insects. Also, is there anything I can put on it if it is?
05/31/09  08:01pm

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   Message To: Senshokukiba   In reference to Message Id: 2014203


 My cat’s lip is swollen. Any ideas?

I’ve decided that she wasn’t stung by an insect.

I looked at her mouth again and I discovered that the lower part of her gums is bright red. Could there be any connection between this and her swollen lip?

I’m trying to convince my mom to take her to the vet’s. My mom wants to wait a few more days to see what happens. :P
06/02/09  12:02am

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   Message To: Senshokukiba   In reference to Message Id: 2014946


 My cat’s lip is swollen. Any ideas?

I would take her to the vet asap!!

It could be ulcers in the mouth, which are a sign of serious upper respiratory (calici virus). If untreated, your cat can die!!

It probably isn’t that serious, but better safe than sorry. It could also be cat herpes, or, your cat could have bit on an electrical cord (this happened to one of my foster kittens once).

Any number of things could have happened and the only way to tell for sure is to see a vet. Without a photo I can’t even make a best guess...

Good luck!
06/02/09  12:32am

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   Message To: Dragongirl6   In reference to Message Id: 2014963


 My cat’s lip is swollen. Any ideas?

Thank you for the help, Dragongirl.

After doing some more research, I think she has an eosinophilic granuloma.

I discovered this picture, which shows a cat with an eosinophilic granuloma. This is what Bunny’s lower lip looks like.


According to what I read, food allergies can cause eosinophilic granuloma. There are other causes, but food allergies would make the most since because my mom started feeding Bunny a new catfood nearly about five days ago.

I could be wrong. I think it’s quite possible that she might be allergic to the new catfood my mom’s giving her.



06/02/09  02:43am

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   Message To: Senshokukiba   In reference to Message Id: 2015004


 My cat’s lip is swollen. Any ideas?

Bunny was put on a different catfood.

Since the change in food, the swelling has gone way down. I’m confident that the swelling will completely disappear by tomorrow morning.

If it appears again, my mom’s going to take her to the vet. :D



06/03/09  11:55pm


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