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My cat fell, has a bleeding tooth and bruised face. What to do now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 19 days old

HELP PLEASE! My cat just fell from upstairs accidentally and bruised her face with a bleeding tooth! What can I do to help her right now as vet service is not available at the moment ?!! Thank you!

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Answered By Makenzie Kurth, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 27th, 2018

Keep little Muse calm and quiet and schedule a vet visit as soon as possible to evaluate the tooth and get pain medication if needed. It’s hard to tell if that adult canine is damaged or not- if so, dental X-rays or a dental cleaning and extraction may be recommended. If she seems not to want to eat, offer some canned food which may be easier to eat with a hurt mouth. I absolutely DO NOT recommend giving any sort of over the counter pain medication to Muse as they can be life-threatening and can interfere with medications your vet may want to use.

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    Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

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    Published on October 10th, 2019

    Those wounds could represent an injury (perhaps a bite/scratch from another cat) or they could be the signs of a tooth root abscess. It's best to ply it safe and have Paro examined by the veterinarian. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

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