White Bump on Gums

Clare&magic · **Joined:** Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:44 pm **Posts:** 707

Magic had bumps like this when he was teething, they went away once he had his adult teeth.

Sherry · **Joined:** Thu May 23, 2013 2:21 pm **Posts:** 9217

Hopefully, this is nothing serious. You can probably drive yourself crazy if you google "white bumps cat gums" and read the answers as there could be several causes. Your BEST source of information is your vet. I do think most of us do not inspect our kitty's mouth the way a vet would. I look in Raiden's when he's yawning, but the vet checks his mouth at his annual checkup. It could very well be the adult teeth if you are seeing these in the exact same area on both sides of the mouth.

emilyelle · **Joined:** Sun Jul 24, 2016 12:48 am **Posts:** 3

Sherry · **Joined:** Thu May 23, 2013 2:21 pm **Posts:** 9217

As long as these bumps do not seem to be causing him any discomfort, I would just keep a watchful eye on them. When babies get teeth, I believe this same thing happens. The gums get white where the tooth is trying to come in and there can also be redness around that area. I'm really hoping this is all it is.

Donna741 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:03 pm **Posts:** 1048

It looks like his adult teeth coming in. The baby teeth just below those bumps should start to get loose in the next few days. You may or may not find them when they fall out, a lot of times they'll come out while the cat is eating and they swallow them.

CMYKjill · **Joined:** Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:38 pm **Posts:** 1838

I never found teeth or noticed any missing when my cats were kittens. I got them at 4 months old. I excused a lot of destructive behavior thinking they were teething.

Donna741 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:03 pm **Posts:** 1048

I only found a couple of Diesel's teeth. They were so small we almost missed them. His gums were really red while he was getting his adult teeth. He had 1 back tooth that wasn't wanting to come out and the adult tooth was pushing on it. I noticed him pawing at his mouth and shaking his head and when I checked it the baby tooth was sticking out to the side but it was still connected. I wiggled it a few times and it finally came out.

Sherry · **Joined:** Thu May 23, 2013 2:21 pm **Posts:** 9217

Donna, did the tooth fairy visit Diesel? :biggrin:

Donna741 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:03 pm **Posts:** 1048

She brought him some mice (toys) and crinkle balls. :lol:

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