My kitten is around 4-5 months old and I have just noticed she has 4 canine teeth on her lower jaw. I am supposing that 2 of them are baby teeth and 2 are her adult teeth. Is there anyone who would be able to answer my question. Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the two answers so far. I have only had her for a week from the cat protection. She was spayed there last week but it was only to-day I noticed the extra 2 teeth. Not sure how quickly they have grown.
Thanks for all the anwers. This morning her 2 baby teeth have fallen out. She now has 2 extra teeth at the top waiting to fall out. Any suggestions what the tooth fairy can leave?
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Is It Normal for a Kitten to Have 4 Canine Teeth on the Lower Jaw at Once?
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She probably has retained her baby teeth while the new ones grew in. Usually they can remove these when they are spayed or neutered. It is pretty common.
One set is her baby teeth. feel to see if they are loose as retained baby teeth for a length of time can cause problems. If they are pretty loose she will loose them herself or if she will let you, you can pull them you’r self. There are no roots on baby teeth. Now is the best time to have her spayed and they will take them out while under anesth.
Not “normal” but not highly unusual. Like humans, it make take a little while for the adult teeth to push out the baby teeth. In cats, the adult teeth begin to come in around 4 months old, give or take a month.
I agree with the others, that if they haven’t fallen out by themselves, when you have her spayed is an excellent time to remove them. The vet probably won’t even charge you for it!
I don’t think I have ever heard of that. It is unusual too have four a once. You are probably right. They are her baby’s that have not fallen out yet and her adult. I think you should maybe take her in for a check up and while your there you can ask the vet about it and see what they say. Good luck!!
One set is her baby teeth. You need to check to make sure those are the only ones that havent fallen out and show them to your vet. It’s not really uncommon in cats but it can cause problems later on if they aren’t removed. Get them checked out pretty soon. Good Luck!
yes, the new teeth usually come in and force the baby teeth out, just give her time
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