My kitten is about 6 -7 months old. And his lower left pointer tooth (one of the two sharper teeth on the bottom), the adult tooth has grown in without the baby tooth falling out, and the baby tooth isn't even loose, it's just infront of the now prominent adult tooth, This is the only tooth that has done this, the rest of his teeth are all adult teeth and have been for about 3 weeks. What should I do? I know the teeth usually take care of themselves, but will this baby tooth fall out on it's own?
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This is NOT a big problem and trust me MOST owners never even know that the kitten gets his adult teeth at this stage in life. . .It is not an emergency -- your cat wil be fine. . . It will fall out eventually WITHOUT pulling it, either if you have them do it when he gets neutered or not -- it will not stay in forever. No biggie . . .and if you find it -- leave it for the tooth fairy!!
YOU NEED TO TAKE THE CAT TO THE VET TO PULL THE TOOTH OUT
It may have to be pulled. I think you can wait for a few weeks to see if falls out on its own. Is he neutered yet? It is time for that for sure and the vet can take a look at it when he goes in.
Just like humans, cats have 2 sets of teeth. The first set is called the milk teeth or deciduous teeth and they start to come in when the kitten is about 4 weeks old. They continue to come in until all 26 milk teeth have appeared, usually by 6 weeks. These teeth are non-permanent and they begin to fall out from 11 weeks until 30 weeks. This is a time which is similar to teething in human babies, so the kitten may have sore gums, may do a bit of complaining and may eat less due to pain. During the time when the milk teeth are falling out, new permanent teeth are coming in until all 30 of them have developed and have replaced the milk teeth usually by 8-9 months. A vet visit should be done at this time to make sure all the teeth have come in properly. Occasionally, 1 or more of the milk teeth don't fall out, or extra teeth are present. This can cause gum and tissue problems due to the crowding of teeth in the mouth. Behavioral problems may also occur due to the fact that the cat is in pain. Seek veterinary care if this is the case with your cat.
They usually do fall out on their own but if something doesnt happen soon I would take the cat to the vet. They will definitely know what to do and all veterinary hospitals are getting really big into dental work so Im sure they will help the tooth along lol.
the vet may have to pull it if it does not eventually fall out on it's own. A good time to do this would be when you get him neutered so they can easily remove it while he is anesthetized for his surgery.
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