molar teeth – function: shearing cutting up and chewing prey (or cat food if it is the domestic cat).premolar teeth – function: shearing, cutting up and chewing food.canine teeth – function: grasping and killing prey.incisor teeth – function: grooming and tearing prey 1 (and to grasp it as well 3).A majority of experts would agree that a properly prepared homemade raw dietwith ground bone is the answer to natural cat teeth health. It is thought that dry cat food (dry kibble) can play a similar role for the domestic cat 4 but others disagree 6 describing it as “designer” food 6. A wild cat’s teeth are cleaned as they scrape over the bones of prey. A cat’s teeth tear flesh like serrated blades. Cat teeth follow the general pattern that is found in most carnivores.
These are complete by about 6 months of age. At 4 months of age the thirty permanent teeth begin to show. They are fully grown by 5 to 6 weeks of age and the different types of teeth erupt at different times allowing age to be determined 4(see below). With rare exceptions kittens are born without teeth 4. Twenty-six deciduous teeth (baby or milk) begin to “erupt” at about 21 days of age 1. The cat has two sets of teeth during its lifetime. They have fewer teeth than other carnivores – usually 28 or 30, compared to 42 for bears and dogs. This may sometimes cause people to behave nervously with a cat, a mood which is picked up by the cat and may make it use those teeth!Ĭats have shortened faces with less space for teeth. Some people are a little frightened of them, I think. We are all very aware of a cat’s teeth whether they belong to one of the big cats or one of our cat companions.
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