My cat’s lower lip suddenly swelled and turned into a banana lip. Is the swollen mouth caused by eating the wrong food? Or is it caused by allergies? how did this happen?
If your cat has a condition similar to the one in the picture, where the lower lip is swollen, feels foreign to the touch, and looks red and swollen, with a raised round lump clearly visible, this is most likely EGC. Cat Eosinophilic granuloma complex is most common in the lower lip and pads.
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Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell. The main function of this white blood cell is to regulate allergic reactions and respond to parasitic infections. Eosinophilic balls are a very important line of immune defense in the body! BUT! When there is no infection in the body, but a large number of eosinophils accumulate, or even attack their own cells, different types of inflammatory reactions will form, and different syndromes will occur depending on the location of the occurrence, which becomes A disease of the autoimmune system.
Feline eosinophilic granuloma complex (EGC) is divided into three major categories:
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eosinophilic plaque
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eosinophilic granuloma
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eosinophilic ulcer
Common forms of eosinophilic granuloma complex (EGC):
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Eosinophilic ulcer (painless ulcer Indolent ulcer): Yellow or light brown ulcers occur on the cat’s upper lip. Most of them are unilateral, but occasionally they occur bilaterally. Swelling and ulceration will appear on the edge of the upper lip. It may also extend to other parts of the mouth and is not itchy or painful.
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Eosinophilic plaque: Eosinophilic plaque often occurs on the abdomen and may be symmetrical or asymmetrical red plaques. Symptoms include erythema, redness, swelling, skin thickening and ulcers, etc., which are more common in the abdomen, perianal area and inner thighs. Cats will feel itching and pain.
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Eosinophilic granulomas: Yellow or light brown ulcers occur on the cat’s upper lip. They often appear like a pouting cat. In addition to the obvious lesions, they are actually Most cats feel pain when something is too big, and it doesn’t hurt or itch.
The diagnosis of EGC requires professional testing by a professional veterinarian, and it is difficult to diagnose based solely on symptoms.
Eosinophilia needs to be diagnosed at the microscopic level. In order to obtain a more accurate diagnosis, the veterinarian may perform a puncture test (FNA). Use a small needle from a syringe to extract a small piece of tissue directly from the lesion, and then They are placed on a microscope to see if the tissue includes large numbers of eosinophils, which can determine the condition. Sometimes skin symptoms need to be distinguished from other skin infections, and bacterial/fungal culture will be used. A blood test to see a complete blood count determines whether there are too many eosinophils in the blood, and a comprehensive evaluation can confirm the diagnosis.
- Because EGC is a disease of the autoimmune system, there are many possible factors leading to the onset of EGC, which may be primary or secondary.
- The most common factors that lead to the onset of EGC are allergic reactions. The most commonly mentioned in the paper are insect allergies (fleas, mosquito bites), food allergies, or allergens such as dust mite pollen in the environment.
- Other possible causes include bacterial, viral, fungal, and other infections that lead to an imbalance in the immune system.
- There are also genetic factors. Many clinical data show that fresh-fed purebred cats have a higher incidence rate. One thing that is particularly mentioned is that the Himalayan cat has a slightly higher incidence rate statistically.
➊ Drug therapy (steroids + antibiotics)/immunological agents: The most common clinical treatment method is the use of steroids in combination with antibiotics. Corticosteroids come in different forms, each with different treatment durations; in most cases, affected cats are treated with corticosteroid injections or oral medications. Treatment may last several weeks or months, as there is a chance that eosinophilic granuloma will recur, and extending treatment can greatly reduce the chance of recurrence. However, due to the need to take steroids and antibiotics for a long time, there are side effects and drug resistance problems, so repeated attacks give owners a headache.
➋ Add necessary nutrients (fatty acids) to help balance the immune system: When controlling and treating feline eosinophilic granulomatosis complex, maintaining and balancing the immune system is the most important, and it is also the way to peacefully coexist with EGC.To maintain and maintain a stable immune balance, you can use some natural nutritional supplements without side effects. While stabilizing the immune system, you can also supplement the daily nutrients needed, such asMushroom polysaccharide、cyanobacteriaare all natural, non-toxic nutritional supplements that help build immune balance.
➌ Remove allergens: What is more important is to help your furry child find out the cause of the disease, such as doing mosquito control and maintaining the stability of environmental humidity and temperature. Choose hypoallergenic foods or do food allergen testing. Since most of these cases are related to allergies, especially flea allergy, aggressive flea control is recommended to prevent the development of granulomas.
Although being diagnosed with EGC seems to be a difficult disease to cure, after all, diseases related to the immune system are very easy to relapse and difficult to cure, so parents have a headache, but it is not an incurable disease, and it can be The biggest trick to coexisting peacefully with it is to maintain the stability and balance of the immune system. In addition to taking preventive measures such as: effectively removing allergens and establishing the stability and balance of the immune system. With the development of modern medicine, there are more and more nutritional supplements that can help fur babies balance their immune system (such as:Mushroom polysaccharide), or professional drugs such as biological immune preparations are good ways to achieve treatment with minimal side effects. If you are really diagnosed, don’t be discouraged, let’s face it positively together and get active treatment!
2024-03-12 05:06:49
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