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Hi everyone. First time poster here looking for some advice for my 3yo domestic short hair orange and white tabby, Jack Jack.
In the past few months he's developed some discoloration under his chin, as shown in the photo below, which I was told by his vet is pretty normal. But today these two red spots showed up above and below where his left canine (are they still called that on cats?) hits his upper and bottom lip. He does not have the spots or discoloration on the other side of his mouth.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Does it warrant a trip to the vet? Normally I would just take him, but money is a bit tight at the moment and I would also hate to stress him out by bringing him in for nothing.
A couple months ago he was seeming to only chew on the opposite side of his mouth when he ate so we thought he might have a sore tooth, but that stopped soon after and he's seemed fine ever since. He has never had his teeth cleaned. We do have a cleaning scheduled for his next checkup, but that's not until October.
I am an admitted crazy cat mom who tends to freak out when any new little thing like this pops up, but I figure anyone on a message board like this will be able to empathize Any thoughts or advice is much appreciated! Thanks.
In the past few months he's developed some discoloration under his chin, as shown in the photo below, which I was told by his vet is pretty normal. But today these two red spots showed up above and below where his left canine (are they still called that on cats?) hits his upper and bottom lip. He does not have the spots or discoloration on the other side of his mouth.
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? Does it warrant a trip to the vet? Normally I would just take him, but money is a bit tight at the moment and I would also hate to stress him out by bringing him in for nothing.
A couple months ago he was seeming to only chew on the opposite side of his mouth when he ate so we thought he might have a sore tooth, but that stopped soon after and he's seemed fine ever since. He has never had his teeth cleaned. We do have a cleaning scheduled for his next checkup, but that's not until October.
I am an admitted crazy cat mom who tends to freak out when any new little thing like this pops up, but I figure anyone on a message board like this will be able to empathize Any thoughts or advice is much appreciated! Thanks.