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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / June 2006Clawing at mouth
I'm wondering if anybody could help . My kitten who is 6 weeks old has recently started clawing at her mouth causing it to bleed. This happens usually after taking a bite of food but yesterday she was doing it even when not eating, she would claw at her mouth with both paws every 20 seconds or so. I took her to the vets who seemed to be at a loss as the cause of this, stating "she's never seen anything like it before". She was kept at the vets overnight for observation, and now although not all the time she is still clawing at her mouth when eating. The vet has prescribed antepsin but I can't see how this will help. Get her to another vet for another opinion. Maybe a broken tooth? Something [fishbone] stuck in tongue or gum? Cats don't act like that if there isn't a reason. > I'm wondering if anybody could help . My kitten who is 6 weeks old has > recently started clawing at her mouth causing it to bleed. This happens [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > clawing at her mouth when eating. The vet has prescribed antepsin but I can't > see how this will help. Yes, good advice. Gail > Get her to another vet for another opinion. Maybe a broken tooth? > Something [fishbone] stuck in tongue or gum? Cats don't act like that [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> can't >> see how this will help. > Get her to another vet for another opinion. Maybe a broken tooth? > Something [fishbone] stuck in tongue or gum? Cats don't act like that > if there isn't a reason. I agree and would add a pin or needle stuck between the teeth or into the gum could have that effect and be really hard to find. Gail F. Proud Possession of Lao Ma, Ephiny, Minya, Melosa >> I'm wondering if anybody could help . My kitten who is 6 weeks old has >> recently started clawing at her mouth causing it to bleed. This happens [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> can't >> see how this will help. She's being fed on Whiskers (wet) Kitten food and since the visit to the vet she's been fed on Hills Scienceplan (wet) Kitten food. She is still very playful and doesn't show any discomfort when chewing toys (or my fingers). > > Get her to another vet for another opinion. Maybe a broken tooth? > > Something [fishbone] stuck in tongue or gum? Cats don't act like that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Gail F. > Proud Possession of Lao Ma, Ephiny, Minya, Melosa or perhaps something wedged between her upper teeth, up against the roof of her mouth (like a branch of plant that she was trying to "sample"). Elizabeth > I'm wondering if anybody could help . My kitten who is 6 weeks old has > recently started clawing at her mouth causing it to bleed. This happens [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > clawing at her mouth when eating. The vet has prescribed antepsin but I can't > see how this will help. She has something stuck in her throat or wrapped around the base of her tongue. Have them look *really* well and take an x-ray. -L. Thanks for the advice, however I have noticed that if I put her food in a blender and make it really smooth she doesn't seem to claw her mouth as much, do you think that it may be the small lumps in the food that is causing the problem? No, I don't think it is small lumps of food - she wouldn't be clawing herself and making her mouth bleed if it were just food. Get her to another vet. > Thanks for the advice, however I have noticed that if I put her food in a > blender and make it really smooth she doesn't seem to claw her mouth as much, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Message posted via CatKB.com > http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/cat-health/200606/1 > Thanks for the advice, however I have noticed that if I put her food in a > blender and make it really smooth she doesn't seem to claw her mouth as much, > do you think that it may be the small lumps in the food that is causing the > problem? What kind of food are you feeding her? A 6-wk old kitten needs to be on an exclusively canned kitten food diet, which is easy to eat. -L. > I'm wondering if anybody could help . My kitten who is 6 weeks old has > recently started clawing at her mouth causing it to bleed. This sounds like itchy mites TOTALLY THOROUGHLY sterilize her bedding, and her food and water bowl throw out any toys she has.. she's got something nasty growin on her lips something is itching her lips
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