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What happens if a cat drinks hot water?
Hot water can burn a cat's mouth and tongue, causing inflammation or ulcers, and if too hot it may refuse water, lowering intake and risking urinary disease. Offer water below 40C and change it daily.
Mouth twitching and drooling
Mouth twitching and drooling may come from irritating substances such as very spicy food, causing excess saliva that rinsing can relieve. Stomatitis can also cause it.
There’s broken skin near my cat’s mouth, like an ulcer.
Mouth-corner sores are likely from mouth ulcers, which also cause bad breath and gum redness. May be from 'internal heat' or chewing hard objects. Use a pet oral antiseptic spray and vitamin liquid; see a vet if no relief.
What happens if I don’t brush my cat’s teeth?
Not brushing a cat's teeth can lead to a series of oral health problems such as plaque, tartar, periodontal disease, and stomatitis, with signs including bad breath, mouth ulcers, red and bleeding gums, loose teeth, gum recession, reduced appetite, and drooling. If oral disease goes untreated long-term, bacteria and their products can enter the bloodstream and lead to other health problems. To prevent these issues, the owner should brush the cat's teeth at least once a week, and also avoid feeding too much wet food and sweets.
How to treat dog mouth ulcers?
Adjust diet, add vitamins, clean mouth, medicate. Provide light, easy-to-chew food; minor cases use oral spray and anti-inflammatories; severe or non-healing: see a vet.
My dog has red, cracked, scabbed mouth corners
Red, cracked, scabbed mouth corners may be stomatitis or oral cancer; if fast-growing, get a cell check. Meanwhile rinse with potassium permanganate or boric acid, use a mouth spray and iodine glycerin, and oral antibiotics and vitamin B.
My cat has its tongue out and won’t retract it
At 16C a cat rarely pants to cool; a stuck-out tongue may just be relaxation. If it chews normally with no noisy breathing or drooling, no worry; but with bad breath, drooling, or chewing trouble, check gums/mouth ulcers.
My cat drools constantly and has bad breath
Constant drooling with bad breath points to gum disease, periodontitis, mouth ulcers, tartar, or stomatitis, and calicivirus is possible. Check the mouth and see a vet if it persists.
My cat drools constantly and has a red lump in its mouth
Drooling with a red mouth lump may be from mouth ulcers, stomatitis, or calicivirus. Boost vitamins and soft food for ulcers; suspected calicivirus needs interferon and possibly tooth extraction.
Cat eats nothing, only drinks water, no diarrhea, but is lethargic and just lies down
Not eating but drinking may signal gut or mouth problems like gastroenteritis or stomatitis causing pain. Check the mouth and belly; see a vet if other signs appear.