My cat has white tongue, crusty nose, and is less active. Worried?

I would be very careful about forcing water down Odin's throat, as he could accidentally aspirate some, causing aspiration pneumonia. I would try to tempt him to drink his water by adding some tuna juice into it. He may be drinking water when you aren't looking, so I would measure out a specific amount of water, and remeasure it in 12 hours to see if he has drank any of it. If he has not, then yes I would take him into the vet. You can try to tempt to eat with some boiled white meat chicken (no bones) in small amounts, or you can try gently warmed up smelly wet food, such as sardine or fish based. If these don't tempt him to eat and he isn't drinking water, I would take him into a vet right away.

When a mucous membrane such as the tongue or gums turns white we have to assume that blood supply to this area is compromised. Make sure that the actual tongue is white and that there is not just a film over the tongue that is white. I would highly recommend taking Minnie to your vet for evaluation immediately. I hope that your fur baby will be ok. Best wishes and take care!

I recommend to have Loki examined by his veterinarian today. The skin it’s self looks infected and the fact that he is opening and closing his mouth is concerning for either the infection affecting the interior of his mouth, a foreign object stuck in his mouth, and infected tooth or a significant pain. He needs an exam to know what the underlying cause is. I hope he starts feeling better quickly and please feel free to post any additional questions.

There's enough going on with poor Loki, that I would definitely take him to the vet. The vomiting and the coughing may be related and is suspicious of a lower airway disease. It's not likely to be something severe like cancer, so should be easily treated when the cause of the coughing, sneezing and vomiting is discovered. The tiredness is also a sign of infection. It doesn't appear to be an emergency, but will be good to have him seen by a vet in the next 24 hours. I hope that helps and Loki gets better soon.

I would recommend that you have your cat examined by a vet. These are not good problems to have, and could be caused by a number of things including stomatitis, FIV, oral or nasal cancer, bacterial or fungal infection, among others. The vet will do a thorough exam, and may need to run blood work and maybe x-rays to determine the cause.

He needs to be seen by a veterinarian. He looks like he really doesn't feel well from the photo. The red spots on the tongue could be ulcerations (due to a toxin ingestion or kidney disease for example) or they could be cancer (very common in cats). This is not something you can fix at home. Please get him to a vet as soon as you can. Best wishes.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Black pigment or Lentigo are common developments in the mouth of cats as they age. More so in orange cats. That is what I think your last picture shows. The middle picture I can't tell if it is pigment or just some drool that had food in it that dried on the fur. It isn't uncommon to have dark crust at the nose openings. Some cats can have that and not be sick or if they are recovering from an upper respiratory tract infection. If Aphrodite is acting normal and not sneezing excessively I do not think she needs veterinary care. Have a good day!