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Do kittens lose their baby teeth? When do adult teeth come in?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 11 months and 21 days old | 5 lbs

do young cats lose and grow back teeth?

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Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

Veterinarian

Published on May 6th, 2018

Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! Yes, puppies and kittens have baby teeth just like people. They usually are done shedding their baby teeth by 3-4 months of age. The adults should all be fully erupted by 6 months. If Willow is losing teeth at 11 months it could be her adult teeth and I would have her looked at by your Vet to see if she has dental disease. Also sometimes the baby teeth become retained and do not shed on time. Sometimes we remove these retained baby teeth at the spay or neuter. She could be losing retained baby teeth. https://www.petcoach.co/article/oral-and-dental-anatomy-of-dogs-cats-and-ferrets/ (mid article refers to baby teeth). I wish you and Willow the best!

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    Answered By Daniela Jessen, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on January 8th, 2018

    The deciduous (baby) teeth are retained until around 3.5-4 months of age when they are replaced by the permanent (adult) teeth. Often you won't notice that the baby teeth have fallen out, they may be swallowed by the kitten.

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