cat has eosinophilic granuloma complex

Leilak

my cat has had this condition since april - lve brought her to 3 vets and she is still no better. The condition shows itself as rodent ulcers on the body and one on the lip, its breaking my heart watching her suffer, she has had steroids, antibiotics, injections, biopsies. She is otherwise healthy is eating and drinking ok she is 8 years old, l am thinking of having her put down but its really upsetting as she is such a sweetheart but l just don't know what else l can do, any advice would be appreciated

franksm

Sorry to hear that :-(

I don't know about EGC but am ware that antibiotics etc really sometimes just treat the symptoms, but not the underlying cause. I would press your vet to do more research, if that's possible, or make contact yourself with other vets or perhaps the UCD Veterinary Hospital. Maybe even see if there are more knowledgeable vets in (say) the US that might be a bit more proactive about trying unorthodox remedies.

Illnesses can be brought on by stress too, so perhaps there's been a change in the household or the cat's environment that could be undone or alleviated ? Or a change of diet can help ? But then again, vets would have recommended something if it were that easy.

I hope you can work something out. It's heartbreaking to see a member of the family (whether furry or not) suffer, and the furry ones do tend to suffer in silence. You obviously want to do the best thing for your pet, and that might mean PTS. Been there, done that, haven't got over it even two years later, but I do realise it's the kindest thing when the circumstance requires it.

Zapperzy

Sorry to hear about your cat, hopefully it won't come to that

I'v no experience with it but I am doing a bit of research at work at the minute on allergies (in humans and not cats unfortunately) and all that jazz so it caught my attention. Have you gone down the line of trying to rule out an allergy (food or environmental)? Or have you have you asked your vet about trying antihistamines?

I know there used to be a vet specialising in dermatology in Limavady http://www.allcreaturesvets.co.uk/ I see there website is being updated so I'm not sure if he's still there.

Google tells me http://www.gilabbeyvet.com/dermatology.html also specialise in that area, although I'v no experience with them.

Its worth a phonecall anyways

chamaid

Try the Vet that just works with catsin Dublin , called Just cats vet clinic