Cat Teeth Age Chart

Since accurately aging kittens is crucial to proper vaccination care foster decisions and more the aspcas shelter medicine services team created this new chart that zeroes in on teeth as age guidelines.

Cat teeth age chart. The cat has two sets of teeth during its lifetimetwenty six deciduous teeth baby or milk begin to erupt at about 21 days of age 1. 2 4 weeks deciduous baby incisors coming in no noticeable tooth growth 3 4 weeks deciduous baby canines coming in deciduous baby canines coming in 4 6 weeks deciduous baby premolars coming in on lower jaw deciduous baby incisors and premolars coming in 8 weeks all deciduous baby teeth are in all deciduous baby teeth are in 31. As cats go through teething the number of their teeth changes. In general the older the cat the more stained the teeth.

The chart which also contains developmental milestones can be printed and posted in your intake area for handy fast reference. They are fully grown by 5 to 6 weeks of age and the different types of teeth erupt at different times allowing age to be determined 4 see below. Three week old kittens will have ears that point upwards like a miniature cat. If your kitten has all 26 of her baby teethin place she is likely between the ages of 6 weeks and 3 months.

At this age kittens will be walking exploring their surroundings and even beginning to explore the litter box. With rare exceptions kittens are born without teeth 4. Kittens should have all their 26 baby teeth erupted by the age of 6 to 8 weeks while adult cats have 30 permanent teeth approximately at the age of 6 to 7 months. If there is some yellowing the cat might be between 1 and 2 years.