Is this normal??

[moosmom]

Thanks for the link and good wishes, TC. I checked it out. It's common in purebred cats and siamese and aby cats.

Shortie is a purebred Munchkin, rescued from a bad breeder who kept her in a cage for the first year of her life. That just about explains it.

[TommyCat]

That is interesting about it being common in breeds. My kitty is a Manx mix breed. My other kitty that crossed the Rainbow Bridge also had a lot of problems with his teeth, and he was a beautiful Siamese Flamepoint mix.

[Donnaj4962]

MoosMom, my RB Tabitha lost one of her incisors when she was about 15. I found it laying on the carpet one day! My vet also told me to keep an eye out for infection. Years went by and nothing. Then one day she woke up and her widdle face was swollen. Off to the vet we went and they found she had an infection. Tabby being the stubborn cat refused to open her mouth for the vet so they couldn't tell if the infection was in the spot where the tooth was missing. But they gave me some amtibiotics for her and she was better within a week.

So I guess what I am saying is to always keep an eye on it. By the way, Tabby lived to be 21 (2 months shy of 22!) so the infection seemed to not have affected her health all that much!

Kissies for all of your babies!

[Catlady711]

I know that dental problems can be hereditery to some extent. My Jack had to have his first dental done at 1 1/2 years old! Although after that he didn't need another one until he was about 5, and seems he needs them done about every 2-3 years. My Dusty on the other hand didn't get her first dental done until she was 13 years old, had one more at about 14 years old, and still had all her teeth when she passed at 17 yrs old.

[Barbara]

Filou lost one of his fangs when he was 2-3 years old. We didn't even notice and when we brought him to the vet she said it was not broken, nothing was left of it. It just happened and gave him kind of an oblique smile
It didn't bother him at all.
So I hope Shortie will just be fine.