Kirsten
07-06-2003, 03:11 PM
I need some advice here:
As you probably know, I have planned to get a little sister for Luna, and friends of mine have a little kitten (6 weeks), Lily, which I have promised to adopt when she's old enough. I have already posted her pics here and I'm already in love with her, but there's one thing that makes me worry: I find the color of her tongue/gums too pale (same goes for her brother). Her tongue has more the color of salmon and doesn't have the same deep pink like I'm used from Luna and other cats I know.
These are photos showing Lily yesterday:
http://home.t-online.de/home/0554132997/lilyface.jpg http://home.t-online.de/home/0554132997/lilypink.jpg
I really like Lily and would love to adopt her, but of course Luna's safety and health comes first! I thought I would have Lily checked by a vet BEFORE I bring her home, but I would need my friends' agreement to do that, and I haven't ask them yet. Have the strong feeling it would offend them to consider their kittens being sick, so I have to be very diplomatic (and I'm not very good in that!) and have to wait for the right moment to tell them.
Any ideas what to say to them?
And has anyone noticed different shades of pink in kitten tongues without them being sick?
Would be very thankful for some advice here, as this is giving me sleepless nights already... :(
Thanks,
Kirsten
As you probably know, I have planned to get a little sister for Luna, and friends of mine have a little kitten (6 weeks), Lily, which I have promised to adopt when she's old enough. I have already posted her pics here and I'm already in love with her, but there's one thing that makes me worry: I find the color of her tongue/gums too pale (same goes for her brother). Her tongue has more the color of salmon and doesn't have the same deep pink like I'm used from Luna and other cats I know.
These are photos showing Lily yesterday:
http://home.t-online.de/home/0554132997/lilyface.jpg http://home.t-online.de/home/0554132997/lilypink.jpg
I really like Lily and would love to adopt her, but of course Luna's safety and health comes first! I thought I would have Lily checked by a vet BEFORE I bring her home, but I would need my friends' agreement to do that, and I haven't ask them yet. Have the strong feeling it would offend them to consider their kittens being sick, so I have to be very diplomatic (and I'm not very good in that!) and have to wait for the right moment to tell them.
Any ideas what to say to them?
And has anyone noticed different shades of pink in kitten tongues without them being sick?
Would be very thankful for some advice here, as this is giving me sleepless nights already... :(
Thanks,
Kirsten