The pet owner understands what is the reason for the cat s lower lip swelling?

Pet 10:09am, 10 August 2025 152

When the cat owner finds that the cat's lower lips are red, swollen, and swollen, he should check the cat's mouth carefully to find the reason. So do you know why the cat's lower lip is swollen? Let’s take a look if there are pet owners who keep cats!

1. Mosquito bites

Release of formic acid after mosquito bites the cat, causing redness and swelling of the lips. As long as the cat does not have other abnormalities, the owner does not have to worry too much. You can apply some swelling ointment to the cat, which can usually return to normal within 1-2 days.

2. Allergies

If a cat is exposed to a certain allergic source or accidentally eats certain foods, or if it is taken recently to cause allergies to the drug, it will also cause edema on its lips. At the same time, the cat may also have symptoms such as redness, vomiting, and red skin rashes. It is recommended that the owner take the cat to the pet hospital for desensitization injection.

3. Mouth injury

If the cat's lips are injured or a foreign object stabbing, it will cause inflammation, redness and swelling of the lips. In this regard, the owner can carefully check the cat's mouth to see if there are any wounds or foreign objects. If there is, it is necessary to take out the foreign objects in time, then clean and disinfect the affected area and apply anti-inflammatory ointment.

4. Getting angry

If cats eat too many greasy, spicy, and too salty foods or snacks, they will easily get angry, resulting in red and swollen lips. At the same time, they will also experience abnormal symptoms such as increased eye boredom, tears, dry stools, yellow urine, red and swollen gums, odors, and poor spirits. If the owner finds that the cat has these symptoms, he should let the cat drink more water and feed the cat some fire-reducing food or medicine. In daily life, owners should reduce the consumption of greasy and dry cat food for cats.

5. Eosinophilic granuloma

Eosinophilic granuloma is a common skin disease in cats. It is mainly caused by eosinophil hyperplasia in cats, which will cause abnormal thickening, swelling, hair loss and other symptoms of cats' lips. The general treatment method is to use anti-inflammatory drugs to control inflammation, and to use antibacterial drugs to prevent secondary infection in the damaged area. During the treatment period, you need to take medicine on time and clean the cat's mouth every day to prevent food from rotting and fermenting.