Bob Brenchley.

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:55:56 +0000 (UTC), "Alison"
<alison22@xxxbtinternet.com> wrote:

>Hi ,
> Kim has a swollen bottom lip, she looks like Lesley Ash. It isn't
>painful and there are no wound marks.
>This happened before, late last year , the vet thought it might be
>because she was scratching it . This time a different vet thought it
>could be an allergic reaction to frontline flea preperation although
>I applied that a week before.
> Any ideas and has this happend to anyone elses cat ?

I think it may be an allergic reaction, but if she has had Frontline
before then I doubt it is that - most Frontline allergy reactions show
up the very first time you apply it.

My bet would be ants. I've had two cats in the past the had reactions
to any bites on their lips which give exactly that sort of symptom.
There have been lots of ants around in the last week or so as it is
flying ant time. The soft soil they throw up is a magnet for cats and
as soon as they start digging they see all the little ants running
around and they just seem to want to stick their noses in

--
Bob.

Anything on the ground is a cat toy. Anything not there yet, will be.

Alison

"Bob Brenchley." <Bob@format.publications.ukf.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:55:56 +0000 (UTC), "Alison"
> <alison22@xxxbtinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > My bet would be ants. I've had two cats in the past the had
reactions
> to any bites on their lips which give exactly that sort of symptom.
> There have been lots of ants around in the last week or so as it is
> flying ant time. The soft soil they throw up is a magnet for cats
and
> as soon as they start digging they see all the little ants running
> around and they just seem to want to stick their noses in
>
> --
> Bob.
>
> Anything on the ground is a cat toy. Anything not there yet, will
be.

Hi Bob ,
Thats a point , there are red ants in the garden, I don't have
the heart to poison or drown them .
Tha Acclaim is still a possibility though as she had this late last
year and I use Acclaim twice a year .
Cats and dogs can be allergic to many things and to more than one
thing at once.
She had another steroid injection today , the lip has gone down a bit
so hopefully she should be ok . If it reoccurs they might have to do a
biopsy.
I'd like to change her diet to a natural one with out additives ,
She can't have dried food . The only one I could find was steam
cooked meat by Naturesmenu . I can,t find a local petshop , not even
pets at home , that stock it although I suppose I could order it .
Alison