SIX Canine teeth - YES SIX! - have you seen this?

My six month old kitten is teething and has horrible dragon breath. This is the 28th kitten I have raised - be them my own adopted babies or kittens I fostered.





Never, have I seen this, his milk teeth are coming out, on schedule and as they should be - I know the teething and bad breath are normal and as expected.





BUT - he currently has two top canines on each side. They are side by side as if the new adult tooth pushed the milk tooth to the side.





I called the vet and they said it is okay...odd, but okay. I just need to keep checking him and making sure he is eating.





Has anyone ever seen this? I am going to try and get a picture but it is hard to hold his mouth open and operate the camera at the same time.

SIX Canine teeth - YES SIX! - have you seen this?
I have seen and heard of dogs having something like this. When they are suppose to loose their puppy teeth, they never fall out, and the adult teeth grow right along side of it.





Never have I heard about it in cats though.





I will try to find more info, or images...but I am having no luck right now.





Edit: It's called: Retained Deciduous (Baby) Teeth


Found a site:
Reply:That's kind of neat. I'd like to see a photo. I haven't seen it first hand, but it does sound logical that the adult tooth may have just pushed it to the side.





Enjoy your kitten and try for that photo!
Reply:nope never seen that, hope he gets better soon



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