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Hi everyone. My poor boy Leo is having another issue lately. About 2 weeks ago I noticed a raw red spot on his upper lip, which seems to have turned into an ulcer (picture 1). It then turned into his entire upper lip being swollen (picture 2). At this point we called the vet and they didn’t seem worried and just told us to try zyrtec. I asked for a flea treatment (revolution plus) just in case a reaction to a flea bite was the cause. He’s been on the zyrtec for 2 days and I did the flea treatment this morning. His upper lip is still red and now his lower lip has a lump (picture 3). He is also licking it like crazy and isn’t eating any kibble (too painful), not a huge deal because he is mostly on wet anyway.
I guess I’m just wondering at one point do I assumed that this zyrtec isn’t working well enough and call the vet again? I’m assuming this is eosinophilic granuloma complex, but not really sure what caused it. The vet mentioned feline acne from plastic bowls but he doesn’t use any. He seems to be prone to these eosinophilic reactions but I don’t really know why. He is on a rabbit only protein diet, so I don’t think it is food related. The fleas is really my only guess but the vet didn’t really think it could be that.
I guess I’m just wondering at one point do I assumed that this zyrtec isn’t working well enough and call the vet again? I’m assuming this is eosinophilic granuloma complex, but not really sure what caused it. The vet mentioned feline acne from plastic bowls but he doesn’t use any. He seems to be prone to these eosinophilic reactions but I don’t really know why. He is on a rabbit only protein diet, so I don’t think it is food related. The fleas is really my only guess but the vet didn’t really think it could be that.
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