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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 with this issue as well.
Background: My cat spent his first 6 months feral and living outdoors, and is now 8.5 years old. He has a known history of roundworm infestation in both his bowels and his lungs, and a suspected history of feline herpes virus. His health has been pretty stable overall after the first year of living indoors (he is very strictly an indoor cat, and no other animals are in our household). Lifelong Revolution topical Rx to control the lung-encysted roundworms seems to serve him well.
However, he is now having a second recurrence of some kind of blisters/lesions on his nose. The first time happened just over a year ago, and cleared on its own within 10 days. This second one has appeared out of the blue, just like the first. Not an injury. His eyes are watery, but this isn't unusual for him.
I'm attaching a picture to see if anyone has had this type of lesion on their cat, and if so, what was it? Herpes virus lesion? Eosinophilic granuloma? Fungal infection? Something else? Should I advocate to have the lesion cultured and/or biopsied before accepting a treatment plan? (I'm not thinking cancer since this has been recurrent; seems like more of an immune reaction of some kind.)
Thanks so much for any experiences that y'all can share along these lines!
Disclaimer: I absolutely will also speak with our veterinarian, but am interested to hear other cat guardians' experiences with this issue as well.
Background: My cat spent his first 6 months feral and living outdoors, and is now 8.5 years old. He has a known history of roundworm infestation in both his bowels and his lungs, and a suspected history of feline herpes virus. His health has been pretty stable overall after the first year of living indoors (he is very strictly an indoor cat, and no other animals are in our household). Lifelong Revolution topical Rx to control the lung-encysted roundworms seems to serve him well.
However, he is now having a second recurrence of some kind of blisters/lesions on his nose. The first time happened just over a year ago, and cleared on its own within 10 days. This second one has appeared out of the blue, just like the first. Not an injury. His eyes are watery, but this isn't unusual for him.
I'm attaching a picture to see if anyone has had this type of lesion on their cat, and if so, what was it? Herpes virus lesion? Eosinophilic granuloma? Fungal infection? Something else? Should I advocate to have the lesion cultured and/or biopsied before accepting a treatment plan? (I'm not thinking cancer since this has been recurrent; seems like more of an immune reaction of some kind.)
Thanks so much for any experiences that y'all can share along these lines!
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