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Canker sore like lesion at my cat's lips

My 1 year old cat develops canker sore like lesion at the lips.  I have taken him to the vet 3 times.  The vet said he has allergy.  He had received 3 cortisone shots with no improvement.  Has anybody had similar problem with his/her cat?  Any suggestions how should I treat this condition.  By the way, my cat has no symptoms.  He seems to be playful and has good appetite.  Any help would be appreciated.  
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That's sort of an *******-ish, and mostly inconsiderate, thing to say. Given the current state of the economy, it's pretty easy to go from a stable financial setting one month to a financial cascade within the next 2 months. Once you're in a pit where money is tight, even a $75 vet visit is too much when you factor that $75 barely gets you a few meals worth of groceries these days and then take into mind the ever increasing cost of electricity and water despite dedicated attempts to continually conserve, conserve, conserve. Just to euthanize an animal alone can cost the price of a vet visit to $125, and that's not including cremation or anything else. Plus, a lot of veterinarians do squeeze as much money out of you as they can. So what easily could be feline acne could be relayed to you as possible cancer to try to rake you for tests you can't afford. It's heartbreaking to imagine your cat with cancer and know that there isn't anything you can do about it, or even to ease it. Given that most of these issues described here are little more than cosmetically damaging, the worst that can happen if you don't take your cat to the vet (under the circumstances of no longer being able to afford said visit, plus probable addons) is your cat will die of cancer, which probably would happen eventually regardless having spent $2000+ on treatments and tests. If you can no longer afford it, you can no longer afford it; doesn't mean you couldn't afford it when you got the cat. So be a bit more sensitive then to spout some lame comment as that without knowing the full situation.
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Agree with you 100%! I thought it was insensitive, too.
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honey what are you feeding kitty?........I hope a soft canned food with her sore mouth dry food would be so hard on her.
A change of food is the simplest way to try and help, I have no way of knowing whats causing these sores but please save up fast and get this kitty examined she is suffering....talk to a clinic about doing a payment schedule to cover the costs(?)
please try to arrange something soon...♥
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my cat has sores in her mouth the first time i took her to the emergency vet to see what was wrong they tested her for diseases of all kind and said that she might just have allergies. My cat Mammas stopped eating and even stopped drinking she got to the point where anyone can touch her and normally she is an agressive cat towards people she dont like so i knew something was up the doctors have us an anitbiotic and pain med which she loved and would sit there and lick it till it was gone cause she knew it would help with the pain. know its a couple years later and she started to have them again i have no money to get help for her but i was wondering if there was something to try other than changing the food to see a differents. any home remedies to cure the mouth sores for the time being to save money up for like 2 weeks email me please and let me know thanks
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If you don't have the money to look after a cat and take it to the vet's when it is sick....then you shouldn't have got a cat!
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Mouth and throat ulcers in cats are very much like cold sores in humans and they are caused by the same thing...alergies or stress.  Unfortunately, there are no effective treatments to prevent them other than to eliminate the cause.
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I too have a cat..Himalayan with Eosinophilic Granduloma Complex (EGC)
This is an autoimmune disease and not breed specific.
It is most likely caused from an allergy to -flea/tick/mosquito bite, pollen or dust mites.even household chemicals.....although actual cause remains a mystery. there are many theories out there, it can than become a secondary allergy to food(most likely one)...and chicken seems to be the biggest culprit.
If you are feeding a diet consisting of chicken, and you have to read the small print because they add chicken/turkey to many diets.
Change to a HYPOALLERGENIC DIET , the hardest part is finding one your cat will eat. the most palatable are ROYAL CANIN HP23 or HILLS z/d. or ROYAL CANIN rabbit/pea and as a last resort NATURAL BALANCE duck or venison.
My Sami was tried on everything and refused all.
I finally had to put him on a FISH diet and the only kind he would eat is Fancy Feast cans....a horrible food!!! but he had to eat and it had to be something without chicken!

That was a year ago, his sores have improved 75%, a small odd one will develop than disappears within a few days without him rubbing and getting a secondary infection.
Recently I have managed to get him transitioning over to another good diet, brand is EVO by INNOVA...and its Venison 95%grain free.
he will eat this one mixed 50/50 with his darn fish, I hope to slowly eliminate the fish.
I have also began using COLLIDIOL SILVER, I dab a small amount on a scab when it appears and its GONE the next day....this is safe even if they ingest it, it is safe to also use internally.

Vets do not recommend any more than 3 cortisone injections within a year...as you say due to the possible development of diabetes....ATOPICA is a much safer alternative to steroids.

Its a life long problem that has to be kept on top of, I'm so glad you have a good trustworthy Vet than is helpful to you.
If you have anymore questions feel free to contact me.
  
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