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josaphine32 | 19:15 Fri 16th Dec 2005 | Animals & Nature
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my 2 older lost there baby teeth around 5 months old, i have 2 new kittens that are now nearly 6 months (Next week) 1 of them lost thers around 5 weeks ago but the male has still got baby teeth and these anormous new teeth side by side neither new or old teeth look deformed but the baby ones are not looking as though they want to come out. will the new ones eventually push the babys out ? hes not in pain but he is starting to eat perculiar. do i leave them? or would i be wasting money going to the vets?


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Get to the vet, This is what I know about dogs teeth, I assume it's the same with cats


Normally the deciduous tooth's root is reabsorbed making room for an adult tooth. Should this fail, the adult tooth may deviate from its normal position, producing malocclusion. The resulting double set of teeth overcrowds the dental arch, causing food to become trapped between the teeth, leading to early periodontal disease. A double set of roots may also prevent normal development of the socket and erode periodontal support around the adult tooth, resulting in early tooth loss. A retained deciduous tooth should be extracted as soon as an adult tooth is noted in the same area as the baby tooth. If extraction is performed early, the abnormally positioned adult tooth usually moves to its normal location.


Sorry it took so long for an answer I thought someone that knows about cats would've answered...but I hope this helps. ~/:\~

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