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This is gross, just warning you. But yes your gums can be swollen and red (because the nerves keeping the teeth intact to the gums have been pulled).
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There are several symptoms of gum disease. These include bad breath, your gums appearing red or puffy, your gums receding and your gums bleeding while brushing or flossing.
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When your gums are red and it's hard to swallow and eat, you may be suffering from mouth sores. These sores can last from 14 days to six weeks.
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Some of the common symptoms for gum disease are bad breath, red or swollen gums, tender or bleeding gums, painful chewing, loose teeth, sensitive teeth, receding gums or longer appearing teeth.
Sore joints and gums can be caused by many problems. This includes anemia, or low red blood cells, dehydration and even multiple sclerosis.
The red inflamed gums are the reason your cat is crying: She is finding it very painful to eat her food. Inflamed gums suggest the cat has some sort of dental or gum infection and should be taken to the vets immediately to be treated. There is very little you can do at home as dental infections usually start below the gumline and not on the tooth itself.
The infected areas of the gums turn red in color and have whitish herpetic lesions
Of course they do. They have Jaws, gums, teeth, tongues. These are all mouth parts.