My 3-year-old cat has red gums. Is he too young for tooth extraction?

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I have a young 3 year old Male MainCoon . My boy loves Dry Food over wet food most of the time. I check his teeth on occasion recently... I was very surprised that his tiny "baby" teeth in between his front large teeth were red ..very red inflamed gums around the All front "baby" teeth but the rest of the teeth and gums are still in wonderful condition! My Vet said that his teeth have to be pulled. I just didn't ask him how his teeth got that way? I'm thinking isn't he too young ??? Pet's info: Cat | Maine Coon | Male | neutered | 3 years and 9 months old | 20 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Oliver is a very handsome boy! No, he isn't too young to have dental problems and his gums certainly look very inflamed and red. While dry food can help reduce tartar build up on teeth, he won't be using his incisors (or as you refer to as "baby teeth") to chew up the food, meaning he won't get the benefit of tartar reduction on them and leading to problems with the gums and teeth. I do think following your vet's recommendations is best, and if your vet feels the teeth should be pulled, then I would have that done. While he is getting those teeth pulled, the vet can do a dental cleaning, scaling, and polishing on the rest of his teeth to keep them healthy. I hope this helps!

My 3-year-old cat has red gums. Is he too young for tooth extraction?

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