My kitten has FORLs. Can this dental disease be treated to save adult teeth?

Typically the baby premolars will fall out between 16-20 weeks of age, so it could be possible that Chid has pulled out his adult teeth, but from the picture, these do not look like adult teeth. I suspect that his premolars are later coming out, and that's what he pulled out. I would have him seen by a vet just to be safe, and show the vet the teeth. I hope this helps!

I am sorry to hear about your concerns!!! It sounds like your kitten is of the age when it is getting its final adult teeth (usually 6-7 months) so it is possible your kitty is just losing her baby teeth. When kittens are teething sometimes they do have a bad breath/odor while they are teething. When the teeth fall out we can have some bleeding at the gums as well. If the bleeding was prolonged, your kitty is having trouble eating or is lethargic or pawing at her mouth, I would recommend an exam by the vet to look at the oral cavity to ensure there aren't any signs of infection, a foreign body stuck in the gums, or ulceration. Best of luck to you and Nala!

Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. Some cats can develop dental disease faster than others. Bacteria in the mouth leads to tartar formation and all cats habe different numbers of bacteria and different predispositions for tartar formation. Many times we see dental lesions know as oral resorptive lesions. These are similar to cavities, except with these resorptive lesions, the way that they form is poorly understood still. Some cats develop them faster than others. Unfortunately, once they develop, the affected teeth typically need to be removed. If his teeth are becoming diseased, it is best to address it now before it spreads to the other healthy teeth. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. I am also available via consultation if needed.

Hi, what you are seeing is his adult teeth coming in and his baby teeth haven't fallen out yet. this does not cause pain and is not a medical issue unless he gets to be over 1.5 years and they have not fallen out. The retained baby teeth can get food stuck in them and cause dental disease. I would not worry about it until his is older. Good luck, I hope this helps!

That appears to be a deciduous (baby) tooth. You can see the adult tooth near it and next to the other canine on the right side. If she will allow and you can do it safely, wipe the tooth with a piece of gauze. It should come away. Have her examined by your veterinarian tomorrow. She may need a dental x-ray to rule out retained roots.kittens will begin to lose teeth between 3-4 months of age. By 7 months, the adult teeth should be fully erupted.

Muffins might be suffering from gingivitis, but because of his young age i would recommend to wait at least 2-3 months before you get it checked, the reason for that is that he is probably still teething at the moment and his new set of permanent teeth are just setting up, this might be the cause of the smell.

Good observation. These are retained baby teeth. They should be out by now, but it looks like the permanent tooth did not push it out. These teeth do tend to cause problems, because it's easy for debris to get trapped in-between the two teeth and cause infection. For this reason, we usually recommend removal of the tooth. For more information retained teeth, I recommend you read the information at the link below. https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/retained-deciduous-teeth-baby-teeth-in-cats I hope that helps and all is well with MacGyver.