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Kitten Mouth Sores/Lumps
We recently acquired a Persian kitten that was abandoned next to my girlfriend’s car while she had our dog at the vet. Initially she was covered in fungus(ringworm), missing lots of hair, way under weight and all around a mess. We nursed her back to health and through a vet prescribed regiment of shampoo, topical medication, and sporanox(oral) have mostly eliminated the fungus. She is approximately 8-9 weeks old and about 2 lbs. She is as active as any kitten, has no problems eating, and seems to be your standard small cat in terms of personality.
Unfortunately she also exhibits minor cold symptoms. Sneezing, watery eyes, runny nose. Though this is not uncommon in Persians I am just including it as part of the symptoms.
The scary part is she has two giant sores/lumps in the back of her mouth on the roof of her mouth. They are almost exactly symmetrical and about half an inch in diameter. They are round and yellowish in color. Initially they looked like ulcers and now they are raised in the middle. She has seen multiple vets who have no idea what it is.
Initially we thought it may have been a result of the sporanox as it can cause mouth sores in humans however she has been off that for a week and it only seems to have gotten worse.
She has tested negative for feline leukemia and does not appear to have FIV or FCV. We are extremely worried and very attached to this kitten.
Just to reiterate her symptoms:
Cold symptoms: runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing
Two sores on the roof of her mouth at the back by her throat.
Sores are yellow lumps with red around them and seem to be symmetrical and about half an inch across.
If this rings any sort of a bell for you or if you could point me in the direction of someone who might know, I would really appreciate it.
Thank you.
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You should be applauded for taking on this difficult rescue. From your description of appetite, she does not appear to be ill from these sores. It may be possible the sporanox caused the lesion and will require some more time to resolve. I would attempt to swab the lesions for a culture and sensitivity. While results are pending I would start her on clavomox twice daily. If the lesions are not bacterial and persist I would get a sample for histopathology.
Thank you for the reply. We do have her on clavomox currently and while this has cleared up the cold symptoms the 2 large sores remain. Our vet believes them to be viral and has prescribed some ulcer medication (the name slips me right now) and L-Lysine as some have had luck with that and feline herpes. They do seem to be getting a little smaller though that may just be wishful thinking on my part. She continues to be active though and doesn’t seem at all bothered by the sores. Thanks again.