color of cat's mouth
 

I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is more
pinkish?

On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 07:19:48 GMT, "Joe Diamond"
wrote:

I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is more
pinkish?

It is normal. My tuxedo has black lips in the front and on one side. My tabby
has a dark spot on his roof of the mouth.

On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 07:19:48 GMT, "Joe Diamond"
wrote:

I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is more
pinkish?

It is normal. My tuxedo has black lips in the front and on one side. My tabby
has a dark spot on his roof of the mouth.

"Joe Diamond" wrote in message
...
I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone
know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the
upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is
more
pinkish?

Yes, the tissue can have darker pigmentation in various areas of their
mouths. There may be darker spots & blotches on the roof of the mouth, on
the lips, wherever. Also on the skin you might sometimes see this - where
the fur may be sparser, like in front of the ears; or they may have dark
splodges on the pads of their otherwise pink paws.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Joe Diamond" wrote in message
...
I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone
know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the
upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is
more
pinkish?

Yes, the tissue can have darker pigmentation in various areas of their
mouths. There may be darker spots & blotches on the roof of the mouth, on
the lips, wherever. Also on the skin you might sometimes see this - where
the fur may be sparser, like in front of the ears; or they may have dark
splodges on the pads of their otherwise pink paws.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

Hilden Pickering wrote in message . ..
On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 07:19:48 GMT, "Joe Diamond"
wrote:

I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is more
pinkish?

It is normal. My tuxedo has black lips in the front and on one side. My tabby
has a dark spot on his roof of the mouth.

Yes, I agree. My tabby and white has sort of a "speckled" brown and
white roof of his mouth.

Rene

Hilden Pickering wrote in message . ..
On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 07:19:48 GMT, "Joe Diamond"
wrote:

I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is more
pinkish?

It is normal. My tuxedo has black lips in the front and on one side. My tabby
has a dark spot on his roof of the mouth.

Yes, I agree. My tabby and white has sort of a "speckled" brown and
white roof of his mouth.

Rene

"Yngver" wrote in message
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Joe Diamond" wrote:

I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone
know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the
upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is
more
pinkish?

I think it partly depends on the coloration of the cat. Our cat that is
blue
cream, which is a dilute tortoiseshell, has some spotting on the inside of
her
mouth just as she does on the rest of her. Our white cat's mouth is solid
pink
with no variation in color, just as her skin is solid colored.

One of my cats was a solid gray; she had some dark spots inside her mouth.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Yngver" wrote in message
...
Joe Diamond" wrote:

I'm probably going to make this sound worse than it is, but does anyone
know
if it's normal for the front part (just around the front teeth) of the
upper
roof of a cat's mouth to be darker than the rest of the roof, which is
more
pinkish?

I think it partly depends on the coloration of the cat. Our cat that is
blue
cream, which is a dilute tortoiseshell, has some spotting on the inside of
her
mouth just as she does on the rest of her. Our white cat's mouth is solid
pink
with no variation in color, just as her skin is solid colored.

One of my cats was a solid gray; she had some dark spots inside her mouth.

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One of my cats was a solid gray; she had some dark spots inside her mouth.

Well, I guess it only partly relates to the spotting on the cat's skin. Our
blue-cream has spotting (cream and blue, of course) on her paw pads as well,
and the spotting pattern seems to carry into the roof of her mouth, but I guess
it doesn't have to be because of the cat's pattern.

Which makes me wonder--has anyone ever seen a cat with more than one color
nose? In other words, can the nose pad be spotted? I've certainly seen this on
dogs.