Characteristics of cats’ teeth

1. Cats, like humans, have two sets of teeth, one set of deciduous teeth and one set of permanent teeth. Cats have 26 deciduous teeth, which begin to grow when they are two weeks old. Until the hand is three or four months old, the deciduous teeth will gradually fall out and be replaced by permanent teeth.

2. Cats have 30 permanent teeth. After about five months of age, the cat will have a complete set of permanent teeth after replacing its canine teeth. Just like people, when a cat's permanent teeth fall out, they really fall out and cannot grow back.

3. Cats have 2 upper canines, 2 lower canines, 6 upper incisors, 6 lower incisors, 6 upper premolars, 4 lower premolars, 2 upper molars, and 2 Lower molars. In other words, the cat’s lower teeth have two fewer premolars than the upper teeth. These teeth all have different functions.

4. The canine teeth are located on the sensitive gum tissue, which allows the cat to feel what it is grabbing. In addition, it can also feel the depression on the prey's neck and know where to bite with the canine teeth, so as to bite the prey tightly. , it is easier to bite prey to death.

5. Cats have 6 incisors at the top and bottom, and the main function of the incisors is to comb the hair and help remove small stones, sand, knots, etc. from the hair. Cats’ incisors are very small compared to their canine teeth. In addition to cleaning hair, they are also used to pick up food.

6. Premolars and molars are used to cut and chew food. Cats’ teeth are mainly used to tear food. Meat is also eaten by swallowing, so there are very few teeth used for grinding food. . Moreover, the molar surfaces are smooth and have shown a certain degree of degeneration.