A rodent ulcer starts as a pinkish spot usually around the cat s mouth and develops into an open sore.
Rodent ulcer cat upper lip.
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.
The upper lip area is the most common place for sores to develop.
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.
The disease presents itself as a hard lesion that appears on the inside of a cat s lip.
A rodent ulcer is a common form of feline eosinophilic granuloma complex.
They are sometimes referred to as rodent ulcers although this term is technically incorrect.
Over time and with frequent licking the area can enlarge and ulcerate.
And he describes an indolent ulcer as a pustulent sore typically observed on one or both sides of a cat s upper lip.
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.
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.
The cat will often not give any notice to the presence of a rodent ulcer.
The cat rodent ulcer has been called by several names.
Rodent ulcers like the one shown above typically appear on the upper lip usually as a small swelling.
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.
It usually occurs on the upper lip although that is not always the case.
Initially the lesion may present as a mild thickening of the lip with a.
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 most common site for these lesions is on the lips especially the upper lip where they appear as ulcers.
They most commonly present on the upper lip but can also occur on the bottom lip tongue or behind a molar.
In many cases the lesion will spontaneously vanish over time.
They seem to cause no pain.
If your cat shows up with a fat lip and she hasn t been in a fistfight lately she may have a rodent ulcer.
