My boy cat Thor has always had bleeding gums ever since we took him to the vet for his normal checkup when he was a kitten. Just recently we took both of the kids back to have their shots and the vet gave him an antibiotic liquid that he said might clear it up.
They aren't done with the medicine yet but what got me wondering was that a cat I used to have had bleeding gums too and it turned out she had cancer of the mouth and had to be put down
Should I be concerned about Thor or is this just something that some cats have (the vet seemed to think maybe it was hereditary??)
He mentioned that if Thor bites or licks his lips a lot, that he might have to have his teeth pulled, but he never does any of that. At the same time, I don't want the big guy to suffer either.
They aren't done with the medicine yet but what got me wondering was that a cat I used to have had bleeding gums too and it turned out she had cancer of the mouth and had to be put down
He mentioned that if Thor bites or licks his lips a lot, that he might have to have his teeth pulled, but he never does any of that. At the same time, I don't want the big guy to suffer either.