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symyself
Joined: 20 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:01 pm Post subject: Teeth Ageing of cat |
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| May I know how do i age a stray kitten by looking at their teeth? How do I differ deciduous and permanent teeth of cat ? When are the decidous teeth change to the permanent teeth? Thanks fro helping!!! :? |
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symyself
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Hi, my question sounds stupid?? Why no answer or response. Pls be heipful. I love you all!! :roll: |
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Dr HanMRCVS
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:42 am Post subject: |
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i think such question is too technical, as teeth aging comes with a lot of diagrams and explaination. this includes the dentition formula of decidous and permanent tooth.
but in a nutshell, its all based on wear and tear of the various teeth and gums of the animal. and it is based on this wear and tear we are able to gauge an animals' age. it is not nessarily accurate. just a rough estimation. it is the same across species from dogs, horses etc |
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Dr Nat
Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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Location: Klang Valley
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:05 am Post subject: |
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Dr Han is right. Vets usually look at the animal's teeth to guess their age. This is all just rough estimate, and the accuracy is less as the animal gets older.
Anyway, I found this online:
http://www.ruralareavet.org/PDF/Physical_Exam-How_to_Determine_Age.pdf
It may be a bit too much information, but it gives you an idea of how vets age pets.
If that is confusing for you, I found this online too:
http://www.rescueguide.com/orphkits.html
For very very young kittens, you can also look at other things besides their teeth to estimate their age, based on their development.
Of course, if you want the easy way... bring it to a vet :) |
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fhinz
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
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Location: KL or Miri
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: |
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| no wonder my kittens always changing their eyes colour, I thought it was my eyes problem! anyway, thanks Dr Nat for the links, very detail articles but it's fine with me coz I like to read, :D |
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symyself
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the above links too. :D |
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