Deformed nostril?

[ReneeM]

When I took my boys to the vet he noticed my boy Terrance had one nostril higher than the other. He said it could be genetic or something could have happened to him when he was a baby. It does not seem to be effecting him, but I wasn't sure if it could down the line?

It's his left nostril. I tried to get the best picture I could but he was not thrilled about it. The picture is actually a screen shot of the movie I accidentally took instead of taking a picture of his nose.

 

[AZChins]

That happens sometimes...and it usually is the result of a kit getting injured very young. I have had a few babies that get bitten on the hose by a littermate or even their mamas. They heal but there's a little scarring and it makes the nostrils look deformed slightly. As long as the chin can breathe and it heals up properly it's not a problem.

As adults it can happen, too...but normally they don't heal up as well as kits and adults that are injured that badly tend to have other scars on the ears or other places.