Don't worrry that it looks like we're strangling him, it's fine, and only for a few seconds. Not a great picture due to the flash, but the left side of his face, just above the lip, has swelled up a bit. It's a little "crusty" under the fur, and some has come out. It's been a bit weepy but is quite dry today. It doesn't seem to bother him at all.
So, I'm wondering what's going on with it really, and thinking that the food is actually helping the situation, instead of being random advice.
As I've said before, when the previous rodent ulcer came up, his lip was a bit swollen on the Monday and by the time I took him to the vet on the next Wednesday, less than three days later, it had become red, crusty and oozy. Disgusting.
This one has been going on for about three weeks. It is a bit crusty and oozy from time to time, but not red and not in a place that's going to cause him any bother. It does look like an eosinphilic granuloma, but nothing like as bad as some of the pictures I've seen on the internet. I'm making the assumption that the hypoallergenic food is doing some good and reducing the amount of time the reaction is taking to develop. Or perhaps there is far less of whatever he is allergic to. Or perhaps it's something completely different.
The best result for me, would be if it went back down and we could try him on some other food to see how that goes. It would be useful to take him for a biopsy, but I'm not keen at all on the idea of a general anaesthetic and the cost is rather high. Poor little cat's had a lifetime of being messed with so it would be nice if this would just resolve itself.
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