The dental health of cats has always been our concern. Cats are not as obedient as dogs and will cooperate with us in cleaning their mouths, brushing their teeth, etc. However, the health of cats’ oral teeth cannot be ignored. Of course, when cleaning cats It is necessary to have a certain understanding of teeth beforehand. So, do you know how many teeth a cat has? ​​​​​​

1. Cats have a total of 26 teeth in the deciduous stage, namely 6 deciduous incisors, 2 deciduous canines, and 6 deciduous premolars in the upper jaw; 6 deciduous incisors, 2 deciduous canines, and 4 deciduous premolars in the lower jaw.

2. Cats have a total of 30 teeth in the permanent tooth stage, namely 6 incisors, 2 canines, 6 premolars, and 2 molars on the upper jaw; 6 canines, 4 premolars, and 2 molars on the lower jaw.

3. Cats are carnivorous animals. In order to adapt to predatory behavior and defense function, their teeth are born with special arrangements and functions.

Normally, cats have an average of twenty-eight permanent teeth. Cats of any breed generally have about twenty-six to thirty-four teeth. Among them, the canine teeth are the longest and are usually sharp tools used to grab or bite things; the premolars are smaller and their main function is to grind food; the large molars can cut food into small pieces for easy swallowing. This process is called Chewing; and the row of tiny incisors located at the front of the mouth are actually non-functioning.

A kitten’s deciduous teeth start to change at four months of age, and almost all of them are replaced by permanent teeth until about six months of age. At this time, the most common phenomenon is that the permanent teeth have grown in, but the deciduous teeth have not fallen out. If the second If two teeth occupy the same position at the same time, you should ask your veterinarian to extract one of them. In addition, malocclusion or tooth asymmetry are very common in certain breeds of cats (for example, Persian cats). This situation does not necessarily need to be corrected, unless it causes disease and needs to be treated. .