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Is my 10-week-old puppy's pink lip mark from teething or chewing?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 2 months and 13 days old | 2.3 lbs

My 10 week old puppie has got a pink mark under his bottom lip. Could this be due to him teething and chewing on everything

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 28th, 2017

I don't think so, it looks more like a skin reaction to me, possibly due to an allergy or some sort of infection. keep an eye on it, if you think it is getting worse, take Barni to the vet to get it checked.

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