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@sierramist if you ever end up using Tresaderm, I would strongly suggest watching your cat very closely for any signs of liver or biliary illness such as refusing food, vomiting, or jaundice of the skin. My 8 year-old Jackson developed cholangiohepatitis after one week of taking Tresaderm...

Update, many months later: Our boy fully recovered from the nose lesion (still believed to be a skin manifestation of feline herpes, like a cold sore), but the ear continued to be problematic. His ear didn't respond to an ointment prescribed by the vet, so instead he was prescribed Tresaderm...

@sbutler116 - yes, unfortunately I had exactly this experience with my cat immediately following a round of Tresaderm. He became very lethargic, stopped eating, and his ALT tested extremely high. He was admitted for emergency hospitalization and unfortunately was dead of cholangiohepatitis...

Some updates just over a week later: We spoke with his vet last Fri 10/12, and she agreed that it could very well be a viral lesion from his feline herpes. She didn't want to stress him at this point by bringing him in for a biopsy for definitive diagnosis, and instead prescribed a 14-day...

@catwoman707 - Summoning you again because of your experience with health issues of feral/former feral cats. (Thank you! :angelcat:) So, this recurrent nose ulcer... based on your experience, would you suspect this could be a skin manifestation of feline herpes? Have you had any cats taking...

Thanks for the responses above. I've been digging and reading online at length, and I strongly believe this is cutaneous feline herpes - basically like a human fever blister in cat form. Once a cat has herpes virus, they can never clear it, and it can episodically cause this and other issues...

Hi - I hope your kitty has recovered? What did the lesion turn out to be?

I haven't posted in several years, but I'm remembering how very helpful it was in the past to receive feedback about issues with my formerly feral kitty, so... I'm back! 😻 Disclaimer: I absolutely will also speak with our veterinarian, but am interested to hear other cat guardians' experiences...

@kittychick  - I hear you!  The harnessed cat in those photos was 20 years old and had lost his hearing, and thus, his fear of being outdoors.  Prior to that time, he had been terrified of the outdoors and all of its sounds (although we think he may have been feral during his kittenhood, prior...

@MsAimee, how wonderful that your cat has accepted the harness training!  Luckily, by now (2 years after I posted this thread), our boy is a huge scaredy cat about all things outdoors, and is very content to watch it through his many window perches.  But I've had cats before who have learned to...

Update... our boy has definitely adjusted to indoor life, completely.  He is convinced... this is the life!  

Update on this thread: Two years later, and our Jackson is maintaining very well on monthly topical Revolution.  @catwoman707  ,you were so right about using Profender initially to get the problem under control.  We switched to using a mobile vet unit whose vet was more open to this.  I can't...

So... two years later I have nothing but good news to report about this smacking issue!  Our sweet little formerly feral guy has gradually, over time, learned to self-regulate his smacking impulses!  I think it has mainly been a process of trust-building - i.e., him learning to trust that he...

So sorry I forgot to come back & update!  The vet removed it (just quickly snipped it off with surgical scissors) and sent the tissue sample to Pathology to be evaluated.  The growth was entirely benign.  Vet couldn't be sure what caused it, but we suspect it may have developed subsequent to...

I did finally get a call back from my vet's assistant.  Vet just went out on maternity leave & they have been short-staffed with coverage, so that explains the missing in action issue.  I have an appt for him for this coming Monday, so we'll see!  I'll post an update after he is seen.  Thanks...