Do you have kittens at home? Have you ever noticed that they love to bite things every day, and their teeth begin to fall off one by one, and traces of small teeth can be found on the sheets, quilts, and underground? You don’t need to worry too much. Because cats, like human children, need to undergo "teeth replacement" before they can grow.

Cats generally lose loose teeth when biting, eating, or playing. However, during the process of tooth replacement, their behavior will be more or less mutated, so there are some things that cat owners must pay attention to. !

3 months is the cat’s teething period, owners should be careful about being bitten

Cats, like humans, undergo tooth replacement as a necessary stage for "children". They also have deciduous teeth and permanent teeth. Newly born cats have no teeth because their gums are still growing. The deciduous teeth will not begin to grow until they are two weeks old. If the owner is careful enough, all 26 teeth will grow in about 6 weeks (baby teeth: 12 incisors, 4 canines, and 10 molars). After the cat is full of deciduous teeth, it is the stage where the gums of the permanent teeth are slowly forming. Until the cat is 3 months old, the deciduous teeth will fall out and permanent teeth will grow. There are 30 teeth in total, 4 more than the deciduous teeth (permanent teeth: 12 incisors, 4 canines, 10 premolars, and 4 molars).

A cat has 4 more permanent teeth than deciduous teeth, for a total of 30

Paying attention to the roots of the teeth can determine whether the cat has entered the tooth replacement period

To identify whether a cat is losing teeth, in addition to counting the age of the cat, the owner can try to observe the oral condition. The canine teeth are the first teeth they will replace. If it is the tooth replacement period, the gums will become red, indicating that the new permanent teeth are about to break through the flesh. Secondly, the uneasiness of changing teeth will also cause changes in their behavior. To accommodate the teeth that are about to become loose, cats will be extra careful when eating. Not only will their appetite decrease, but the pain and itchiness of tooth replacement will also make the cats feel uneasy, and they will become grumpy, withdrawn, and even bite the owner's hand randomly. I won’t be able to control it either. Master, please be patient because this period will pass soon. In order to relieve the pressure of teeth replacement, we should help cats prepare easy-to-chew food during the period. This will reduce the pain of eating and protect the new teeth.

"Teeth marks" will make cats bite crazily, and the hands of the scrapper are the best targets~

It is important to cultivate the habit of cleaning teeth for cats from an early age to reduce the chance of dental disease

Two or three things to note when cats change teeth:

1. Check the loss of deciduous teeth when changing teeth. If the deciduous teeth have not fallen out and the permanent teeth have erupted, this will cause the new teeth to malocclusion and easily accumulate food residue. In serious cases, you may need to seek help from a veterinarian.

2. Itching will cause cats to bite things constantly. If you are afraid that they will bite all at once, you can buy some special tooth cleaning toys and special cat food for cats.

3. If the owner checks the cat’s oral cavity and cleans the teeth from an early age, the cat’s resistance reaction will not be great, and the chance of suffering from periodontal disease and calculus can also be reduced.

The baby teeth are very small, and the cat will swallow them accidentally

Cats have 26 deciduous teeth. No matter how you count them during the tooth replacement period, you will only find 5 or 6 teeth at most, or even less. Because cats’ milk teeth are so small, they often swallow them as they eat. Therefore, it is also said that picking up a cat’s teeth, like cat whiskers, can bring good luck to the owner!