Cat missing teeth?

i was petting my cat and she yawned and it looked like she was missing her top two.."fangs" and a bottom one.... is it normal for cats to lose them? and can they eat safely without them? shes kind of old too.

Cat missing teeth?
It happens especially as they age. Because our pets are fed bit size pieces. Fangs don't make much difference if they have them or not, only in the wild, they need them to bite, kill %26amp; tear the flesh. If your kitty seems to have trouble chewing dry food just switch to moist and the problem is solved. On your next annual check up for kitty, point it out to the vet just to be sure there is no underlying gum disease that can have serious side effects to the heart and sinus cavities.
Reply:Id say it sounds normal... make sure the gums arnt swollen... humans and animals are ment to loose teeth...
Reply:depends is she active alot if she is she proubly knocked them out dont worry proubly might grow fangs back
Reply:Sometimes they lose them because of old age, like old people, sometimes losing teeth indicates problems with their kidneys. It's better to get her to the vet for blood tests. They can eat without them, maybe it's better to give her soft food.
Reply:It's totally normal when they've eaten poor quality food (especially wet food) their whole lives and have never received oral hygiene attention (via brushing, and cleaning at the vet) for cats and dogs to lose teeth. In order for this to happen, the tooth must first become infected down to the root, it must then abscess, rot, and fall out.





As you can imagine this is extremely painful (if you didn't clean your teeth for 12 years I'm sure you could relate), and usually results in kidney and heart involvement, and no doubt she now has a heart murmur from the infection, and weakened kidneys.





The best thing you can do for her now is feed her dry kibble softened with warm water, and get her teeth attended to professionally at your veterinarian's asap, to preserve any teeth that may still be healthy, and reduce her risk of kidney and heart failure from chronic oral infection.
Reply:If it's an older cat, it's probably not a big deal. I would consider taking her to the vet to see if she has any gum problems or anything like that.





Yes, your cat can eat without it's canines. I had a cat that had to have all its teeth removed due to gum infection issues, and he ate fine (soft food) for a very long time.
Reply:We've had one cat with a bad immune system who had two teeth break on their own, and another who jumped down on to concrete and hit his lower jaw, breaking a fang. Fangs are anchored in really well so loosing one takes a big jolt, but it can be done. Provided the root comes out too there should be no further pain once healed, but if the root is still in there it could cause problems.





Yes, they can eat fine with no teeth, but they can't kill any mice without the fangs (they'd be hard to gum to death) or chew pieces of meat (if they're missing the side molars). Usually cats loose the little tiny teeth across the top and bottom between the main fangs.