Feline skin diseases including eosinophilic granuloma complex cause significant discomfort and require accurate diagnosis to guide appropriate treatment.
Eosinophilic skin lesions cause significant discomfort through itching and sometimes pain, particularly indolent ulcers of the upper lip. Identifying and addressing underlying triggers is preferable to managing symptoms indefinitely with steroids. Quality of life for affected cats improves substantially with appropriate long-term management.