What causes a cat to loss two canine teeth completely and suddenly?

Earlier today, I came across a feline canine tooth in my basement. When I checked my cat's teeth, both her top and bottom canines (on her right side) are missing! I have no idea how it happened, or when. She is not a pure-breed. She is about nine years old. Currently in good health, although she did have liver problems about two years ago. I think the teeth were lost within the past month. Anyone know what might be going on?


(I also adopted another cat a couple weeks ago, but it was a cat she'd already been been around for awhile, she just hadn't been living with. The new cat is completely healthy.)

What causes a cat to loss two canine teeth completely and suddenly?
Awww Poor Thing.. :o(


Your cat probably bit on something really hard,


i recomend you take her to the vet to get checked up in her teeth. Dont worry it doesnt cost much.!!
Reply:Yes, I agree. To the vet!
Reply:Kittens lose teeth and grow new ones all the time, but you said your cat is 9 . She may have a gum disease that is causing her to lose teeth. She may have broken them eating something also.As cats age their teeth get brittle and sometimes break.Your vet could tell you if they broke or if it's gum disease
Reply:Cats age and loose teeth normally as they age.


If she is eating OK, her gums and other teeth look healthy and if she doesn't seam to be having any problems, I wouldn't worry about it.


She could have bitten something hard and lost them.


Have your vet check them on her next check up visit.
Reply:eek!


as a rule i dont like cats, but...


i understand how much we love our pets... any pet....


regretfully, it sounds fairly serious....


I'm not vet, but in humans something like that only happens when an imune deficiency such as cancer or AIDS is present.


Better make sure its something like old age or nutritional and not feline leukemia or feline immuno deficient syndrome.





Good luck though :) !!!


and take that kitty to the Vet!
Reply:Your cat could have lost her teeth due to some sort of trauma, though if she is an indoor cat and gets along with the other cat in your house, its not very likely she would knock both front canines out like that. She could possibly have gum disease and/or a severe infection. Does her mouth/saliva smell very badly? Did the teeth look normal or were there any black or rotted areas near the roots? I would bring her to the vet as soon as possible, an untreated infection in her mouth can lead to further tooth loss/pain while eating and drinking, and she could become very sick if it begins to spread beyond her mouth. The mouth is a very sensitive area and there are many types of bacteria in it, good and bad, even more so for cats since that is the primary way they clean themselves.
Reply:It sounds like your cat has severe gum/tooth disease...you should take her to a veterinarian.
Reply:I doubt this was "sudden." There could have been things festering in her mouth for quite some time and you just did not know it.





I suspect it's some sort of gum disease or something similar. This is a common problem in cats. (Despite all that dry food everyone keeps insisting helps their teeth.) I would definitely have her checked by a vet, because there may be things that you won't be able to see just checking yourself. And some of these things can cause a lot of other problems. Gum or other mouth diseases are starting to be linked with all kinds of things, plus any infections can spread.





If the vet recommends a dental, get it done ASAP. Might just take a good cleaning, or even the removal of more teeth and maybe even roots. This won't hurt her. She can still eat wet food perfectly fine, which is better for her anyway.
Reply:cats naturally lose their teeth as they age just like people :D especially if they have never been brushed or cleaned. i would recommend taking the cat to the vet for a dental cleaning because there might be some teeth in there that are rotting and need to be extracted.