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My kitten is starting to lose her baby teeth. Do I need to take any extra precautions during this process or do I go on doing everything normally?
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When your kitten begins to lose her baby teeth (about 3-4 months old) she is going to want to chew on most things she sees. Be sure to provide her with appropriate items for teething, and keep things like electrical cords out of reach/sight.
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No problem. Figured as much. How about with food? Should I not let her eat dry food?
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Dry food isn’t the best option for kittens (or adult cats for the matter).
If possible, try to find a wet food solution for your kitten. The major difference between “kitten” food and what you give the adult cat is the protein/fat content. Kittens tend to eat less in a sitting, so the higher protein content is important to healthy growth. This is another reason why dry is not the best option, as it tends to be higher in carbs rather than protein.
Hope that helps!
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Your kitten will want to chew on everything,as mentioned above.Wet food would be a good choice for now.Actually dry food isn’t the #1 choice for adult cats either.Make sure you give her stuff to chew on and keep anything that could harm her(electrical cords,poisonous stuff,ect.)
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yes u will when my cat started losing his teeth he wanted to chew on EVERYTHIG! Be carefull that they don’t chew on anything important or anythig that might be too hard for them. Be carefull on what they chew on!
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just do it the normal way. check her mouth if any holes are filled up with dry food so you can get it out of those spaces. check her mouth to see if any adult teeth are coming out. she may have a little temper when her adult teeth come in.
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If possible, try to find a wet food solution for your kitten. The major difference between “kitten” food and what you give the adult cat is the protein/fat content. Kittens tend to eat less in a sitting, so the higher protein content is important to healthy growth. This is another reason why dry is not the best option, as it tends to be higher in carbs rather than protein. do this for about a month and alwayscheck on your kitten. Dry food helps clean kitties teeth, and brands with a high fiber content help ease fur threw the digestive system and into the litter box. This help minimize fur ball hacked up on the carpet. Wet food can be, and usually is high in calories and carbs. So ease up on wet food. My cat Pepper has dry food but isnt the best for a kitten. Dry kitten food is okay. Try Iams. The bits are small, and can be made soft with a bit of water.After you do this for about 2 months check the kitty with the vet.
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The only thing you should be worried about is if your cat swallows their tooth when it falls out. Even if your cat does swallow it, I don’t think you should be too concerned. There is a small percentage of your cat choking though.
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your cat will be fine everybody loses baby teeth, if she swallos them, not a big deal and if they fall out they’ll grow back in. but maybe stick to canned food more until she gets her grown up teeth.
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Actually, I’m quite amazed at how many confused cat owners there are out there. Dry cat food can be high in carbs, which is why its important to do two things. One, find one that is well balanced, and secondly, limit how much you give them. There are feeding guidlines on the bag to help you. DON’T cut out dry food altogether. Dry food helps clean kitties teeth, and brands with a high fiber content help ease fur threw the digestive system and into the litter box. This help minimize fur ball hacked up on the carpet. Wet food can be, and usually is high in calories and carbs. So ease up on wet food. I give my boy Scamp one can of Fancy feast a month, one teaspoon a day for four to six days. Dry kitten food is okay. Try Iams. The bits are small, and can be made soft with a bit of water. Take care, try not to worry, and enjoy your kitty pal. Meow for now!
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let your cat do it they self and don’t get involed, but only get involed when something happens.
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