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My cat is about 8 years old now, and this has been happening since he was around 4 or 5. His face will swell in different areas, usually around the mouth and lips but sometimes it is very different and really changes his facial appearance.
I have seen the vet a few times, and switched around to different places for others opinions. The first place told me he must be a clumsy cat and just fall on his face (????? don't you think I would notice?) and ultimately we ended up settling on "allergies." We cannot pinpoint what it is, it could literally be anything. It will disappear and reappear randomly without changes in environment/diet.
It seemed like a possible diet issue, as I've changed his diet in the past to a different type and it seemed to clear up quickly and stay away for months before it pops up again. It was a dry food, and we have since had a very scary hospital stay for him with a urinary blockage. He nearly died, and we learned dry food is very very bad for cats. He's eating Natural Balance now, none of the fish kind as that is a common allergy in cats, and his face is still pretty bad.
Has anyone had this happen, or seen it before? Every time I take him to the vet they seem totally puzzled. Should I try making my own cat food?