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Working out a domestic cat’s age from appearance

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 by Michael Broad

Young rescue cat estimated to be 12 months old

It is more difficult to work out a domestic cat’s age from appearance than it is to do the same thing with humans. Normally, most people can work out a human’s age from appearance to within 5-10 years, which as a percentage of their lifespan is about 10%. To hit that target for cats …

At what age does a cat lose its baby teeth? Assessing kitten age.

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 by Michael Broad

Discarded baby canine tooth of a young cat at the age of 6 months as her permanent teeth come through

A cat owner on the Reddit.com website (user u/maifoothurts) asked whether young cats lose their baby teeth. The question was accompanied by a pretty stark photograph which you can see below of a canine tooth which had snapped off and come to rest on the living room floor. The answer is yes. See the …

Toothless Cats

April 7, 2019January 16, 2017 by Elisa Black-Taylor

Cocoa is toothless Sealy is toothless Cam is toothless I write this article in praise of toothless cats. I feel I have a lot of knowledge to share with the readers here as I now have three toothless cats. Except for our dear Cocoa, who has one bottom tooth. I never really thought about …

Cat baby teeth

April 5, 2015April 5, 2015 by Michael Broad

Cats baby tooth retained causing two sets of teeth

Kittens are born without teeth. The first baby teeth to appear are the incisors. This usually occurs at 2 to 3 weeks of age. The appearance of the incisors is followed by the canine teeth at 3 to 4 weeks of age and then the premolars at 3 to 6 weeks. The last premolar …

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