Why Did My Kitten Lose A Tooth

My cat is 4 or 5 years old and has lost all her teeth and i don t know why.

Why did my kitten lose a tooth. Sometimes dogs get into fights or lose their teeth because they got caught on something that they were chewing. If it s an adult cat take her to the vet to have. And when i told 3 of my friends who have cats they didnt even know that kitten teethe and loose teeth.

If a cat does not lose his baby teeth especially his canine teeth he has a condition called retained deciduous teeth which means the teeth are retained in the cat blocking the adult teeth from growing normally any retained teeth should be removed in order to prevent breakage or even infection of other teeth. My kitten is losing teeth. If it s a kitten simply loosing her baby teeth.

As with dogs a cat might lose a tooth because of traumatic injury. I actually found the tooth on his cloth like material monkey toy he d been chewing up. In fact dental disease is such a common feline ailment that approximately two thirds of cats over 3 years of age have some degree of dental disease.

Causes of adult cat tooth loss. When a feline experiences head trauma a tooth can easily be knocked out of place or removed completely upon impact. Should i have her put down.

It s not an emergency but you don t want to put off that visit. If your cat has suffered trauma or injury to the mouth she could experience tooth dislocation or sudden loss of a tooth. My cousin was like eww throw it away but she doesnt understand she s not a cat mommy.

Flickr gossamer1013 what if my cat doesn t seem to lose his baby teeth. Why did my dog lose its teeth. The first thing you need to do james is take your cat to the vet sooner rather than later.