Facial swelling

crazytrain

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All. This 15-month old boy's face is symmetrically swollen. Doesn't seem to be painful. It's Saturday night so of course no vet help til Monday. Thanks for any insights.
 
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Could be anything from an abscess from a bite of some sort to something with his teeth.  I'd get him to the vet ASAP or get him to the ER vet.
 
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Thanks Stephanie. He was noticeably better Sunday a.m. And back to normal Monday a.m. Still normal today.

I think it must have been an allergy of some kind. He was my boy for about 6 months but really prefers to be an outside cat.

He has all his shot so I'll chalk it up as a mystery.

Thanks again.
 

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Is he neutered? If not, it's likely that it was an abscess from fighting.
 
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