Cats can have a variety of inflammatory skin problems. Some can result in ulcers in the lips or feet and nodular lesions in the skin. Rodent ulcer is an old term that has been replaced with indolent ...

Q: Our 5-year-old neutered cat has had four episodes now — at about six-month intervals — consisting of a large raw area appearing in the same place on his left upper lip margin. We’ve had him treated ...

My cat, Queenie, gets a lesion on her lips almost every one or two years. What starts out as a lot of licking eventually becomes a totally raw area and her upper lips look like they have been eaten ...

Dear Christopher Cat: Clyde, my indoor cat, developed a fat upper lip this week. His veterinarian diagnosed a rodent ulcer and prescribed a steroid. What causes rodent ulcers? Could Clyde have dined ...

Dear Dr. Fox: My 9-year-old female cat has been treated with steroid injections two times for rodent ulcers around her mouth. She is an extremely wild cat to take to the doctor, so the doctor could ...

Dear readers: Cat owners may have heard of a condition called “rodent ulcers.” Hearing that your pet has a “rodent ulcer” can be shocking. But this condition does not involve rodents in any way. It is ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Fox • I have a 5-year-old yellow tabby who gets rodent ulcers on her upper lip. This occurs every six weeks to three ...

The lesion was a rodent ulcer. Often considered a synonym for basal cell carcinoma (BCC), “rodent ulcer” describes a skin cancer that has significantly invaded dermal tissues. The term underscores the ...