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My cat has strange colored gums and lumps on lips. Is it fatal?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Male | 11 months and 26 days old | 4 lbs

Hello... I have problem with my Cat. Yesterday, I took care of the changes on his gums and the corners of his lips. The gums are as shown in the picture - a strange color and generally something wrong with them. And at the corners he has hard balls or gums (?) The case looks like I was at the vet today and said it was either an allergy or a deadly anti-immunological disease ... He did not give any medicine or advice. And I can not stop thinking about it. Can my cat lose her life?

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Answered By Stacey Anstaett, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 16th, 2019

I am so sorry for your stress! Its hard to know what may be going on and how serious it is without being able to examine him myself. I recommend that you call the vet and ask her/him to explain what options are recommend for treatment. If the concern is a possible allergy or an auto-immune disease, a steroid medication may be of benefit. As to whether or not she may die from this, if she is eating, active, breathing normally, not vomiting or having diarrhea, etc, then I don't have immediate concerns about this being life threatening. Again, you might discuss with your vet about possibly trying a steroid if they feel it may be appropriate. Thank you for asking Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach, I hope Preslo does well.

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    Answered By Stacey Anstaett, DVM

    Veterinarian

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    I am so sorry for your stress! Its hard to know what may be going on and how serious it is without being able to examine him myself. I recommend that you call the vet and ask her/him to explain what options are recommend for treatment. If the concern is a possible allergy or an auto-immune disease, a steroid medication may be of benefit. As to whether or not she may die from this, if she is eating, active, breathing normally, not vomiting or having diarrhea, etc, then I don't have immediate concerns about this being life threatening. Again, you might discuss with your vet about possibly trying a steroid if they feel it may be appropriate. Thank you for asking Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach, I hope Preslo does well.

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