My senior cat has a swollen, bleeding lip and won't eat. What's wrong?

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my cat is 15 years old, and she's an indoor only cat, she has a swollen bottom lip that bleeds at times and she's barely eating, what is it. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 15 years and 3 months old | 28 lbs

Dr. Davis · Accepted Answer

This looks like a tumor. Cats do get eosinophic granulomas on their lower lips but usually they are firm, pink and do not bleed. Since she’s a senior cat I recommend a veterinary exam to see it this can be treated with medicine to make it smaller or if surgical removal is needed. This looks painful and irritating so that is probably why she doesn’t want to eat much. She can get dehydrated and sick if she doesn’t start to eat soon so please take her in to find out what treatment is recommended. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for Callie.

My senior cat has a swollen, bleeding lip and won't eat. What's wrong?

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