Hello there!
This is my first post here, so let me start by saying hello! I am trying to find out information from other people who may have cats or kittens who suffer from eosinophilic granuloma complex. I have an approximately 1 year old male kitten who began showing signs of ECG at about 6 months. He began with a swollen lip, which was originally treated with an antibiotic as we thought it was an infection due to getting a scratch on the face from our other cat. He then began having difficulty swallowing, and our vet saw lesions going down his throat. After bloodwork, it was determined that he indeed suffered from eosinophilic granuloma complex. The first vet immediately put Sparkey on a round of steriod treatments, with him receiving a shot of Depromal (sp?) every two weeks. He was also switched to a limited ingredient diet as we thought this could be the culprit of his allergy trigger since he often had diarrea as well (Natural Balance LID Duck & Green Pea.). This alleviated the symptoms temporarily, but they ultimately came back.
We then visited a second vet, who referred us to a veterinary dermatologist. The dermatologist was not particularly helpful, and did not tell us anthing that we didn't already know about his condition. The gave us a trial of Royal Canin LID, and essentially told us that unless we can figure out what the trigger is, his condition would probably not get any better. This was about a month ago.
This leads us to today. Sparkey had gotten a scratch on his face from harassing one of our other cats, and now everything is hitting the fan. He is beginning to get bald spots on both corners of his mouth, has a larger bald spot under his chin, and it's only spreading. We were at the vet 2 days ago who prescribed us clavamox for his scratches, but the skin condition is getting worse.
My question is this - has anyone else had any experience with ECG? What did you do to manage it? Is there some way to test for the allergen in the blood work? Anyone who has any experience with this issue and may be able to offer some insight from their experiences would be great to hear from! Thanks so much for taking the time to read this post
This is my first post here, so let me start by saying hello! I am trying to find out information from other people who may have cats or kittens who suffer from eosinophilic granuloma complex. I have an approximately 1 year old male kitten who began showing signs of ECG at about 6 months. He began with a swollen lip, which was originally treated with an antibiotic as we thought it was an infection due to getting a scratch on the face from our other cat. He then began having difficulty swallowing, and our vet saw lesions going down his throat. After bloodwork, it was determined that he indeed suffered from eosinophilic granuloma complex. The first vet immediately put Sparkey on a round of steriod treatments, with him receiving a shot of Depromal (sp?) every two weeks. He was also switched to a limited ingredient diet as we thought this could be the culprit of his allergy trigger since he often had diarrea as well (Natural Balance LID Duck & Green Pea.). This alleviated the symptoms temporarily, but they ultimately came back.
We then visited a second vet, who referred us to a veterinary dermatologist. The dermatologist was not particularly helpful, and did not tell us anthing that we didn't already know about his condition. The gave us a trial of Royal Canin LID, and essentially told us that unless we can figure out what the trigger is, his condition would probably not get any better. This was about a month ago.
This leads us to today. Sparkey had gotten a scratch on his face from harassing one of our other cats, and now everything is hitting the fan. He is beginning to get bald spots on both corners of his mouth, has a larger bald spot under his chin, and it's only spreading. We were at the vet 2 days ago who prescribed us clavamox for his scratches, but the skin condition is getting worse.
My question is this - has anyone else had any experience with ECG? What did you do to manage it? Is there some way to test for the allergen in the blood work? Anyone who has any experience with this issue and may be able to offer some insight from their experiences would be great to hear from! Thanks so much for taking the time to read this post
