Had the vet visit today. The vet took Rocky's temperature - no fever and all normal, checked his lymph nodes - they were normal and not swollen, checked his teeth and gums - all seemed fine there. They then drew some blood and got a urine sample. We will know tomorrow if the blood comes back with a high t-cell count indicating an infection or not.
He still has extreme face sensitivity and violently tries to paw his face and chin which has created more swelling. Again more crying this morning.
The vet prescribed 4 doses of Metacam (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) in .15ml to be administered once daily and also Clavaseptin tabs for another week.
Rocky threw up four times today before the vet visit, but seemed perfectly fine before and after the vomiting spell. Not sure what if anything triggered that and the vet didn't think it was related. He is still eating, drinking, and going to the bathroom completely normally.
I inquired on Apoquel and to my surprise the drug is currently not available in Canada. The nearest vet dermatologist in the USA would be located in Montana (roughly 6 to 8 hour drive depending on where in Montana)....but I am seriously considering making the drive to see if Apoquel would be the solution.
In regards to the food dishes, he has only been fed from stainless water and food dishes so I don't see that being the problem in this case.
Thanks again for the support and I will update what we find out tomorrow.