They seem to cause no pain.
Rodent ulcer cat upper lip.
The most common site for these lesions is on the lips especially the upper lip where they appear as ulcers.
Over time and with frequent licking the area can enlarge and ulcerate.
Stone is a flat or concave lesion on the edge of the upper lip located directly below the nose or slightly to.
It usually occurs on the upper lip although that is not always the case.
They are sometimes referred to as rodent ulcers although this term is technically incorrect.
Initially the lesion may present as a mild thickening of the lip with a.
The cat rodent ulcer has been called by several names.
The cat will often not give any notice to the presence of a rodent ulcer.
The disease presents itself as a hard lesion that appears on the inside of a cat s lip.
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.
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.
The lesions range from small and barely noticeable ulcers to large and extensive ulcers that disfigure the lips.
While it looks painful the ulcer seems to pose no discomfort to an infected cat.
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.
A rodent ulcer starts as a pinkish spot usually around the cat s mouth and develops into an open sore.
The upper lip area is the most common place for sores to develop.
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 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.
A rodent ulcer is a common form of feline eosinophilic granuloma complex.
Their characteristic appearance says dr.
Rodent ulcers like the one shown above typically appear on the upper lip usually as a small swelling.
They most commonly present on the upper lip but can also occur on the bottom lip tongue or behind a molar.
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.
