My kitten's mouth bleeds when eating after a fall. Is this normal?

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Hi I recently got a kitten age is around 5-6 weeks. I've had him for a week and he's been going well but for 4 days he's had a pretty Nasty breath with I've been told is normal if he's teething which his teeth are coming through. I'm just concerned because he took a jump from a bit of a height and I believe he's bitten his tongue but everytime he eats especially biscuits his mouth bleeds a little. He hasn't detoured from food but I'm just wanting to make sure this is normal? Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 17 days old

Destini R. Holloway, DVM · Accepted Answer

Poor kitty. Do a really good check of kitties mouth and see if you can identify the source of the bleeding. If it is coming from the tongue and if it has stopped bleeding for the most part, but only starts again after kitten eats, then this may be manageable at home. Get kitty a pet friendly oral rinse from your local pet store and flush the mouth daily to keep things from getting infected. Then I would make sure that kitty eats soft canned food only to avoid friction on the tongue and hopefully keep the bleeding episodes to a minimal. The tongue heals relatively quickly in most cases (within a few days), so anything beyond that would concern me that there is potentially another source of the bleeding, at which point it may be best to have kitty seen by your vet for a thorough exam.

My kitten's mouth bleeds when eating after a fall. Is this normal?

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