Hello again! I know I said I wouldn't post anymore about my rescue guy (viewtopic.php?f=45&t=220260), but I noticed last night a yellow/orange discoloured spot on his gums. When I initially got him Nov10/15, I did check out his oral cavity and noticed that the teeth on his lower jaw seemed discoloured. I chalked this up to poor diet leading to poor oral health and not necessarily an active infection of some sort. My oldest beardie (nearly 14 yo now) has some discoloured teeth, so I wasn't too worried about this guy as he's also a bit older (8-9 yo).
However, I went to syringe feed him a small amount of olive oil (no poops in a few days), and noticed this:
There is no foul odour or discharge. I scraped the area with a blunted toothpick, and there was no residue that came off. I ended up swabbing the area last night with dilute chlorhexidine, but I'm a bit stumped as to what this could be.
Unfortunately, I haven't been monitoring the area closely, so I don't know what the progression as been like
The other side (his left side) does not look like this. The teeth are discoloured, but no discolouration of the gums.
Any ideas? :? I'm a bit worried!
However, I went to syringe feed him a small amount of olive oil (no poops in a few days), and noticed this:
There is no foul odour or discharge. I scraped the area with a blunted toothpick, and there was no residue that came off. I ended up swabbing the area last night with dilute chlorhexidine, but I'm a bit stumped as to what this could be.
Unfortunately, I haven't been monitoring the area closely, so I don't know what the progression as been like
The other side (his left side) does not look like this. The teeth are discoloured, but no discolouration of the gums.
Any ideas? :? I'm a bit worried!