Hello everyone! The only reason I am writing this is needing reassurance, really.
My heart cat, Simba, will turn 7 in June. He is a healthy and happy cat. A few days ago I noticed this (picture attached) and objectively it looks like he had lost his front tooth and it caused a little bit of redness and some swelling but I wouldn’t really say it is swollen. If looking closely, you can even notice a small hole where the tooth was. I am still very much anxious and scared it could be mouth cancer or something. Even though I know it doesn’t look like it at all! It doesn’t seem like it’s bothering him at all, when I touch it, though, it seems painful but obviously if you lose a tooth, especially if it was infected before it fell out, you will have some tenderness until it’s fully healed. Otherwise it doesn’t seem to be an issue for him at all. This picture was taken right after I noticed it, a few days ago. Today it seems to be not that red and the hole from where the tooth supposedly was seems more noticeable because the small amount of swelling went down. At least it seems like it. I am a very anxious person, so it doesn’t calm me down at all and I am just spiralling. Because I know that oral cancer is very aggressive and progressive disease and the prognosis is really poor. And I am so so scared it can happen. Even though, again, I know it doesn’t even look like it. I just need to hear that from other people.
Does it look like it was caused by his tooth falling out? Could that be something really dangerous, like mouth cancer or something? Please share some thoughts or information or maybe your cat had something like that. I can really use some reassurance and support right now.
Thank you!
My heart cat, Simba, will turn 7 in June. He is a healthy and happy cat. A few days ago I noticed this (picture attached) and objectively it looks like he had lost his front tooth and it caused a little bit of redness and some swelling but I wouldn’t really say it is swollen. If looking closely, you can even notice a small hole where the tooth was. I am still very much anxious and scared it could be mouth cancer or something. Even though I know it doesn’t look like it at all! It doesn’t seem like it’s bothering him at all, when I touch it, though, it seems painful but obviously if you lose a tooth, especially if it was infected before it fell out, you will have some tenderness until it’s fully healed. Otherwise it doesn’t seem to be an issue for him at all. This picture was taken right after I noticed it, a few days ago. Today it seems to be not that red and the hole from where the tooth supposedly was seems more noticeable because the small amount of swelling went down. At least it seems like it. I am a very anxious person, so it doesn’t calm me down at all and I am just spiralling. Because I know that oral cancer is very aggressive and progressive disease and the prognosis is really poor. And I am so so scared it can happen. Even though, again, I know it doesn’t even look like it. I just need to hear that from other people.
Does it look like it was caused by his tooth falling out? Could that be something really dangerous, like mouth cancer or something? Please share some thoughts or information or maybe your cat had something like that. I can really use some reassurance and support right now.
Thank you!
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