My three month old kitten has an extra tooth on the left side of his mouth. Its right beside the original tooth but under you can see that it is pushing the other tooth. Is this normal for him to have the extra tooth? is this why he is always biting me my boyfriend, wood,tables and many other weird things? has anuone had this experiences and did the tooth fall out and stay out? do i need to get it removed perminantly? how will i know if it is hurting him?
2007-01-01 15:43:06 · 6 answers · asked by I Love My Katz! 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
When i ask the vet to pull it when i get him nuetured will it casue me more??? Any vet assistants or anyone know the answer?
2007-01-01 15:59:25 · update #1
I got him when he was 2 months old from a previous abusive family. So the teething could be casue of being taken earlier casue i know some of the other behaviours he displays with the other cat and just in general its a being taken earlier thing. so the biting obseen objects could be behavioural too ??
2007-01-01 16:04:25 · update #2
The two teeth are identical but side my side litterally
2007-01-01 16:05:33 · update #3
I have gone through the exact same thing with a dog. The dog had two of his baby canines not come out when the others came in. Eventually they started to turn grey and cause problems, but luckily it came right when I was ready to get him neutered, so he got them extracted while he was out. Your kitty may very well need to have the vet pull his tooth that is not coming out. It could start to cause issues with the tooth that is supposed to be there if it is left alone. It could very well be why he is biting and chewing, and it may cause discomfort when he tries to eat.
***As for the additional cost, it will be minor if at all since you are having it done when he is already out. If you had it pulled when he was not already out from being neutered, then you would have to pay for the anesthesia a second time and that would make it expensive. It is such an easy and quick thing to do that most vets will just pop it right out while they are already under and not charge you, and some might add a small fee like $20. Just call the vet you are taking him to and ask what they would charge to have the tooth pulled while he was being neutered. :) It wont be much and it will be well worth it.***
2007-01-01 15:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by Rain S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably a retained deciduous (baby) canine. It is very common for the baby canines to not fall out properly when the adult canine comes in. It may finally fall out, but if not, it will need to be removed because it will cause the adult tooth to be pushed out of place and can cause other teeth to be pushed into the wrong positions, causing more problems.
It may indeed cost extra if it needs to be removed when he is neutered. Usually the baby teeth don't have much root left, though, so it should be a relatively easy extraction. It shouldn't cost much, just ask the vet to give you an idea of the price. He/she may not charge anything--it just depends on the vet. It really is worth having it removed though, as I mentioned it will cause more problems if it doesn't come out.
Many kittens chew on objects, just like puppies, when they are teething. My best suggestion is to provide plenty of different types of toys and a scratching post and encourage him to play with and chew on those objects instead. Never use your hands/fingers when playing with him, always pick up a toy, piece of paper, string, whatever, and play with that instead. If he persists in biting you, don't hit or smack him, just withdraw your hand and walk away. When he does not bite, reward him with lots of attention (play, petting, treats, whatever he likes) so that he learns 'bite=no attention, no bite=attention'. A squirt of water is a great help too. If he is damaging tables etc. by biting on them, there are products such as Bitter Apple that taste awful and deter animals from chewing--just spray a little on wherever you don't want him chewing.
Hope this helps and good luck with your kitty!
2007-01-02 00:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your kitten may be a bit older than 3 months. Mine is just turning 6 months and he started losing his baby teeth at about 5 months old. Just before he lost is long front teeth, this permanent teeth started to grow out, so he had all four of the long teeth doubled up. They fell out about a week after the permanent teeth came in.
I wouldn't worry about it yet. Give it a week or so and then if it hasn't fallen out by then, you could talk to the vet.
As for why he's biting you, he's probably just playing, but stop him from doing it so that he won't keep doing that when he's older. He could be biting on all of the other things because he's playing too.
Good luck.
2007-01-02 01:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by midnight skye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on which tooth it is, this might be just his adult teeth coming in. Kittens start with baby teeth, which eventually fall out and are replaced with adult teeth - just like your baby teeth fell out when you were younger.
Kittens nibble on people and objects because they're being playful. Normally they have time to play with their littermates and get over this habit, but if taken away from their mom too soon they don't outgrow the habit as easily. Just don't use hands and fingers to play with the kitten because this will only encourage it.
2007-01-01 23:51:27 · answer #4 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "extra" tooth is a deciduous(baby) tooth that hasn't fallen out yet. I would recommend asking your vet about pulling it when you get him neutered. It can cause problems with the adult tooth
2007-01-01 23:51:01 · answer #5 · answered by leftygirl_75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is probably just getting adult teeth if it just appeared... cats look like they have double-teeth when they get their adult canines.
2007-01-01 23:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by cica-koshka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋