Cats: which teeth are missing and how do they fall out?

Cats lose their teeth at particular life stages. As puppies, felines change their milk teeth into permanent ones between 5 and 7 months. There are 26 milk teeth, when they have changed they will become 30. An adult cat loses its teeth due to accidents, tumors, or infectious diseases. If you lose them when they are permanent they cannot be replaced. The young cat loses its baby teeth when it is 3 months old, then they are replaced at 6-7 months of age. At this stage, the last 4 molars are also born. The cat is born without teeth, that’s why he feeds only on milk. In the first 15-20 days of life, the buds of the incisors and canines appear. Then the premolars are formed up to 45 days of life. There are 26 teeth in all: 12 incisors, 4 canines, 10 premolars, and no molars. 

When the cat is 3-4 months old it will slowly lose its first milk teeth. Then he will change them until he has a total of 30 permanent teeth . Pain from changing teeth will cause pain and less appetite due to difficulty chewing, then the animal may have bad breath and red gums. Wet food, games and massages with veterinary-type stomatological gels to avoid poisoning will be the most suitable  measures.

Infectious diseases such as Fiv, mixed infections, but also diseases such as Forl can cause tooth loss in even young cats . In addition, there are also eosinophilic granuloma or lymphoplasmacytic gingivitis. Even with the loss of teeth, the cat is still able to eat. A factor that does not allow him to do so is the pain caused by a dental abscess, a broken tooth, accumulated tartar, inflamed gums.

Depending on the type of pathology, it will be possible to intervene in different ways. Every year it is better to go to a doctor to have the health of your teeth checked and also to prevent injuries or more serious pathologies. A useful method also to simply decide how to avoid the accumulation of tartar and plaque. 

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