Devynthecatwithsocks
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About a week or 2 I noticed that my AFT has a weird bump on her lip. I didn't think much of it but it hasnt disappeared yet. It hasnt gotten bigger either tho. Should I be concerned?
AFT has bump on lip
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Elizabeth Freer
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Please share a full-length photo of your AFT plus a close up image of the lip.
Please share a full-length photo of your AFT plus a close up image of the lip.
Devynthecatwithsocks
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So after I posted this I looked at her lip and I poked at the area. Bump on lip was bad description it was more like a scab. I poke around at it and since she didn't show any signs of pain or discomfort so I continued. It started to get loser and within a couple of seconds it came off and out of her mouth. It kinda looked like what's in your teeth after you eat steak but yellow. I am wondering if it was just food that got stuck in her mouth. Since its gone I cant get a picture.
Elizabeth Freer
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Does the area look normal now?
Devynthecatwithsocks
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Yeah pretty much. I dont know if I am reading into it but there is still kinda a bump on her lip. I was thinking itwas just sore or swollen cuz whatever was in her mouth was there for a while (i didn't know what it was and didn't want to mess with it) I am afraid of mouth rot for this reason but her appetite is still good and the rest of her mouth is fine. Ive attatched what it is now (the side that had that thing sticking out) and what her mouth normally looks like (the side that didn't have the thing sticking out)
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Elizabeth Freer
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Misty's lip line is definitely irregular on the right side. That could be the beginnings of infectious stomatitis (mouth rot).
What does the inside of her mouth look like? Was the "yellow stuff" lumpy like cottage cheese?
You may wish to contact an exotics vet. It's better to be safe rather than sorry. Here's a worldwide link to help you find one.
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Devynthecatwithsocks
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I tried to gently open her mouth but no luck. The stuff i pulled out looked like if you were to eat steak and then floss. The stuff that was poking out was hard, not like the stuff that was pulled out of her mouth
Elizabeth Freer
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This might help re opening her mouth:
Devynthecatwithsocks
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I just opened her mouth and there was a huge white spot on her tongue. It defiantly looked like puss but it was only on one area of her tongue and opposite of the outer infection. I am now panicking.
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Devynthecatwithsocks
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I opened her mouth agian and am no longer seeing anything
Devynthecatwithsocks
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what I am now seeing with a better look is everything is clear but the tip of her tongue is at the roof of her mouth.
Elizabeth Freer
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What color is the inside of her mouth? Does her tongue move?
It sounds like your AFT needs to see a vet.
Please read these links:
1. "One of most common diseases to affect leopard geckos is called mouth rot, which is where leopard geckos’ gums and mouth get infected with small cuts or pieces of food stuck in their many teeth."
2. https://www.petmd.com/reptile/conditions/mouth/c_rp_infectious_stomatitis
2. https://www.petmd.com/reptile/conditions/mouth/c_rp_infectious_stomatitis
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Devynthecatwithsocks
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her mouth's coloring is normal and yes her tongue was moving
Devynthecatwithsocks
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I just want to make sure that it is absolutely necessary for her to go to the vet. I had to take my pup in to the emergency vet last week that was quite expensive and my funds are falling a lil short. If its absolutely necessary I'll make an appointment with my vet I just don't want to go and have them say she's fine and come home with an 100$ vet bill
Elizabeth Freer
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I understand.
Were you able to read both links I shared in post 12? Those links mention the problems you've been describing.
Antibiotics are necessary to control infection.
- "Pus" is one sign of infection.
- Hard lumps inside a gecko's mouth aren't normal.
- Misty's lip line is abnormal.
Devynthecatwithsocks
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Well last night when I was able to open her mouth and have a better look I inspected thoroughly and saw no puss. I think the first time I was in a state of panic and couldn't see her mouth clearly. But now with a better look there is nothing odd about her mouth. The only symptom she has was the abnormal lip.
Devynthecatwithsocks
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Imma be montering her very closly and continue observing the inside of her mouth and check for all these signs.
Devynthecatwithsocks
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Ok I am going to end up taking her to the vet, but my mom advised me to wait till next week to see how she is. Is this to long especially since that food was in her mouth for a week or 2? Im going to give her and her brother some crickets tonight and see if she has much of an appetite.
Devynthecatwithsocks
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good news! the outer infection has decreased in size!
Devynthecatwithsocks
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Update: Bump on Lip
Hi just wanted to give a update on how Misty is doing. She hasn't see a vet yet but she looks so much better! I dont see anything in her mouth at all and the bump on her lip is now half the size as it was. She looks so much better!. I am starting to wonder if it was never mouth rot. I know mouth rot needs to be treated with antibiotic in order to be healed but since I pulled the food out of her mouth she has only been getting better. Could it have been something else?
Hi just wanted to give a update on how Misty is doing. She hasn't see a vet yet but she looks so much better! I dont see anything in her mouth at all and the bump on her lip is now half the size as it was. She looks so much better!. I am starting to wonder if it was never mouth rot. I know mouth rot needs to be treated with antibiotic in order to be healed but since I pulled the food out of her mouth she has only been getting better. Could it have been something else?