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An unusual variant is the cervical ranula (also called a plunging or diving ranula), where the swelling is in the neck rather than the floor of the mouth. [1] The term ranula is also sometimes used to refer to other similar swellings of the floor of mouth such as true salivary duct cysts, dermoid cysts and cystic hygromas . [ 1 ]
Feline disease refers to infections or illnesses that affect cats. They may cause symptoms, sickness or the death of the animal. Some diseases are symptomatic in one cat but asymptomatic in others. Feline diseases are often opportunistic and tend to be more serious in cats that already have concurrent sicknesses.
Lentigo in cats is a common dermatological condition characterized by the presence of small, flat, brownish spots on the skin — particularly around the lips, nose, and eyelid margins. Unlike in ...
A cat's skeletal leg anatomy in its digitigrade stance. Cats are digitigrades, which means that they walk on their toes, just like dogs. The advantage of this is that cats (and other digitigrades) are more agile than other animals. Most animals have ground reaction forces (GRFs) at around two to three times their body weight per limb. But ...
The most common location to find a mucocele is the inner surface of the lower lip. It can also be found on the inner side of the cheek (known as the buccal mucosa), on the anterior ventral tongue, and the floor of the mouth. When found on the floor of the mouth, the mucocele is referred to as a ranula. They are rarely found on the upper lip.
6. Avoiding movement An owner’s head is less likely to move around compared to their arms or legs. Cats value stability while they rest, so this spot feels more predictable and they are less ...
Lick granuloma is a form of self-trauma and skin disorder in which most commonly dogs, but also cats, continuously lick a small area of their body until it becomes raw and inflamed. The most common areas affected are the lower ( distal ) portions of their legs, such as the carpus (wrist), [ 2 ] or sometimes another part of their body such as ...
Rarely, a ranula may descend into the neck rather than the mouth (plunging ranula). If small, the ranula may be left alone; if it is larger and causing symptoms, excision of the sublingual gland may be indicated. Nicotinic stomatitis is whitening of the hard palate by hyperkeratosis caused by the heat from smoking or from drinking hot liquids ...