Fortunately, there are some simple steps you can take to help maintain your cat’s oral health and in so doing, save them from potentially great discomfort and pain. This means looking after your cat’s mouth should be an important part of your preventative health regime. You may not even be aware that anything is wrong because the symptoms can be hard to detect but, as well as causing painful damage inside a cat’s mouth, if left untreated, the bacteria involved can go on to affect other parts of their body. If you spot that your cat has purple or blue gums, the vet should be sought immediately. Possible causes include poisoning, shock, cancer, kidney, liver, and heart disease. Research shows that ‘periodontal disease’ – a collective term for several inflammatory conditions in the mouth – occurs in 70% of cats by the time they are three years old *. Blue or purple cat gums are a sign of poor blood flow and/or an oxygen shortage in the cat’s blood. Babies are born toothless as their primary source of food is mother’s. Twelve molars- Six molars in the upper jaw and six in the lower jaw.
Eight premolars Four premolars in the upper jaw and four premolars in the lower jaw. Cats can only move their jaws up and down so they can’t chew food in the way that we can. Four canines Two canines in the upper jaw and two canines in the lower jaw. Further back, they have eight sharp and serrated pre-molar teeth to cut food up into chunks that they can swallow whole and four molars to crush bone. The tiny incisors at the front of their mouths are designed to grip prey while the sharp canine teeth (the fangs!) kill it and shred it. It comprises 32 teeth in total, including incisors, canines, premolars. They are also an aid to self-defence and a tool for grooming. The human teeth dental chart outlines the structure and classification of adult teeth. Cats are true carnivores so their teeth are highly evolved to help them to hunt, kill and eat prey. Kittens are born with 26 milk teeth which are replaced by 30 by the time they are an adult cat.
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