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Posted: 7/31/2005 9:37:41 PM EDT
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Allergic reaction to something? Is it an outside cat? Maybe he got into something he shouldn't have?
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Posted: 7/31/2005 9:39:09 PM EDT
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Good avice. Absessed tooth is another common cause of swollen cheeks. You should check carefully too to make sure the cat hasn't been in a fight. Patty |
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Posted: 7/31/2005 9:39:15 PM EDT
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maybe he got into a fight and just got scratched. my male cat likes to battle.
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Posted: 7/31/2005 9:39:31 PM EDT
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Yes he's an outside cat. Spends %99 of his time outside. Should i be worried? His behavior hasn't changed and he doesn't seem to be having difficulty breathing.
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Posted: 7/31/2005 9:41:04 PM EDT
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He gets misc. scratches often but it's usually not from another cat since he spends his time in our vast property.
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Posted: 7/31/2005 9:41:26 PM EDT
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i would give hima day or two, and see how he is doing. my cat has fixed his own minor problems himself many times. since he is acting normal, i wouldnt worry too much
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Posted: 7/31/2005 10:28:16 PM EDT
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Tenderness or an elevated temp would mean a visit to the vet, maybe not a bad idea already. A close visual exam might show scratches. Also I suppose gum disease is a possibility.
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Posted: 7/31/2005 10:47:51 PM EDT
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"vast property"
any chance of snakebite? |
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Posted: 7/31/2005 11:07:50 PM EDT
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ya know, i must be really tired because i read the title as "fun with swedish chicks"
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Posted: 8/1/2005 1:14:20 AM EDT
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most likely , Stung by a bee. Same thing happened to my dog... she looked kinda strange for a few days. All OK now.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:07:44 AM EDT
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May have gotten snake bit. Our dogs used to get bitten by copperheads occasionally. Their muzzles would swell up pretty bad.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:08:55 AM EDT
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Shouldn't be long now before Sgtar15 checks in and recommends shooting it.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:21:41 AM EDT
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My older cats cheek swelled up and it was from an absesed tooth. The tooth was removed and hes good to go.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 9:30:42 AM EDT
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I'm gonna go with the absessed tooth theory. Maybe you should take him to the vet, no?
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:35:28 AM EDT
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A swollen face could be symptomatic of feline leukemia.
www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/resources/brochure/felv.html
Take the kitty into the vet and have it tested. Jeremy |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 10:51:30 AM EDT
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Take the cat straight to the vet. You dont want to wait and see if it gets worse. Have xrays done.
I lost a dear cat from an infection that develeped from having been struck by someones pellot gun. No idea when he may have been shot, but feel it was likely quite some time before the infection. Could be periodontal, or even some organic poison. Get everything checked! |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 11:15:26 AM EDT
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If it's enough to post on the internet about it's enough to go to vet about. Cats act normal long after a human with similar conditions would be on a morphine drip.
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:54:35 PM EDT
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+1 Could be. My old dog just love to snap at bees and wasps... until he actually caught a yellow jacket and it stung him twice in the mouth. Result a lot of yelping, whining, and a swollen cheek. |
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Posted: 8/1/2005 12:59:48 PM EDT
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His teeth are fine, no scratches, bites, etc. And we really don't have venmous snakes around here so that's not it. All of those other signs that has been posted in the thread are completely absent so it looks like nothing to worry about.
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Posted: 8/5/2005 4:48:11 AM EDT
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If it's an abcess it's full of puss could be from animal bite or abcessed tooth. If it's a tooth it's more serious, only way to know for sure is to take cat to the vet and he'll be put under anesthesia and the vet will check out his teeth and then deal with the abcess. Had to take my poor cat to the vet Tuesday and they did exactly that. They put in a drain tube which comes out today. And I have to give him 2 antibiotic pills for 14 days straight, I just mix in with his food.
Drain tube on happy cat - semi graphic drain tube 2 - semi graphic drain tube 3 - semi graphic - cat is happy |
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Posted: 8/5/2005 4:53:45 AM EDT
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cats are too dumb to notice things like this
thats why I have them. Gotta have something dumber than me in the house... |
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Posted: 8/5/2005 9:37:33 AM EDT
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Don't squeeze it. You might get sprayed with vile yellow-green pus. Don't ask.
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Posted: 8/5/2005 10:12:39 AM EDT
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Could be lead poisoning
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Posted: 8/5/2005 2:45:16 PM EDT
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Update, PeeWee is back from the vet, tube is out, no swollen cheeks, has an open wound from where the tube was, but he's all normal! Looks a little funky having half his face shaved though |
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Posted: 8/5/2005 3:16:10 PM EDT
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Sounds like he put crabapples in his cheeks.
Why did he do that? Because he couldn't find horse chestnuts. |
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