{"id":811,"date":"2019-02-06T18:33:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T22:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beverlyhillsvets.com\/blog\/?p=811"},"modified":"2019-02-06T18:33:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T22:33:55","slug":"what-to-do-when-a-pet-loses-a-tooth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beverlyhillsvets.com\/blog\/what-to-do-when-a-pet-loses-a-tooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Call the Tooth Fairy: What to Do When a Pet Loses a Tooth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For humans, losing our baby teeth is considered somewhat of a right of passage. For our four-legged friends, however, losing teeth can have a completely different meaning.
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When a pet loses a tooth, usually something serious is going on. Your friends at Beverly Hills Veterinary Associates<\/a> know how important your pet\u2019s pearly whites are. We want you to know how to better care for your pet\u2019s teeth so the doggy or kitty tooth fairy never needs to visit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Normal Tooth Shedding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Puppies and kittens are born without teeth just like us. Unlike a human infant, though, they begin to get their deciduous, or baby, teeth between 4 and 6 weeks of age.
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These teeth serve a young puppy or kitten well for a few months. Then, around three months of age some deciduous teeth begin to make way for the adult teeth to come in. The front incisors are shed first, followed by the sharp canine teeth around six months of age.
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Most people don\u2019t even realize this process is happening. Most puppy and kitten teeth are swallowed or lost in the yard without any fanfare. This is the only time in life, however, that your pet\u2019s teeth should fall out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to Do When a Pet Loses a Tooth <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are several reasons your adult dog or cat may shed a tooth:
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