Hex Loses First Teeth
Hex lost his first two baby teeth today. This is actually quite a weird occasion for me, because despite having had tons of cats over the years I’ve never once seen one lose their teeth. I didn’t even realise it happened until Karl mentioned that someone he worked with had asked about it. Turns out it’s perfectly normal and happens around 5-6 months old; usually they’re swallowed with the food.
In other news, he’s doing well and recovered quickly from the de-noodling. He hasn’t turned into the overweight, lazy stereotypical neutered cat (yet) and instead, spends his time choosing to run up and down the walls and practise flying from the bookcase (usually landing on my back with all his claws out).
Although he has been a little shit this week, waking me up before 6am every morning scratching at the bedroom door, I would totally get more cats if I had the space.
Ben said:
On 10 Nov at 5:22 pm
SO CUTE! :)
Carly said:
On 10 Nov at 5:23 pm
Oh he’s so lovely. I didn’t realise they lost teeth either…
Mumblies said:
On 10 Nov at 5:32 pm
I still have one of Pog’s baby teeth in my jewellery box i think, could have told you they lose ’em if you had asked :o) I’m glad that Hex has not suffered any problems from his ordeal though.
Amelie said:
On 10 Nov at 5:41 pm
What’s he licking in the second picture? O.o
Jem said:
On 10 Nov at 5:50 pm
@Amelie: one of his little mice. He has a red one, a purple one and a green one.
Grant said:
On 10 Nov at 6:10 pm
That is a first, my brother has had a few kittens from birth and i have never heard of this, it must have as you said been swallowed in their food.
Trisha said:
On 10 Nov at 6:30 pm
Awww! I have a cat, too. He’s around the same age as yours.
Lo said:
On 10 Nov at 6:35 pm
Aw, he’s gorgeous! I have a little black girl kitty a few months older that looks JUST like him. I had the great luck to step right on one of her teeth when she lost them…
Hannah said:
On 10 Nov at 6:49 pm
Aww, he’s so cute.
Ang said:
On 10 Nov at 6:55 pm
I was not aware that cats have baby teeth and lose them. I don’t remember my youngest doing that, but then I’m sure I just didn’t notice. My youngest, I talk about them like they’re children. Multiple cats are nice to have them keep each other company. I’m sure mine get more exercise from each other than from me playing with them.
Britney said:
On 10 Nov at 7:52 pm
Aww, he looks just like one of the cats at my dad’s house. To be honest, I didn’t know cats lost their teeth either.
Kris said:
On 10 Nov at 8:24 pm
lies you beat him up ;)
Jacky said:
On 10 Nov at 8:54 pm
Hehe, he sounds like the spitting image of Ringo when my baby was a kitten. Ringo used to wake up at four am by punching me in the face.
Kaylee said:
On 10 Nov at 9:25 pm
I can just see you moving to a new house with more space, and then growing up to be an old lady with 21 cats.
Hev said:
On 10 Nov at 11:14 pm
Yep, he will lose all his teeth. Once he loses them, he will stop trying to chew everything. As for him flying off the bookcase & landing on you with claws out, if you can beat him then move before he lands on you and tell him no as he falls on the floor. Don’t worry, he will land on his feet. He needs to learn that jumping on you like that is not acceptable behavior. Please, don’t declaw him though, Jem. That is just cruel, plus if he ever gets out of the apartment he won’t be able to defend himself against other cats. Just trying to help.
Louise said:
On 11 Nov at 12:18 am
Aww, he’s growing into a little man! Yay for Hex and his cuteness! :3
Aaron said:
On 11 Nov at 1:07 am
Ahh yes, the fun times of having cats wake you up before 6 AM…
Anne said:
On 11 Nov at 3:20 am
He’s very cute, he looks just like my cat! My cat had an inflamed gum though so my Dad and I pulled her tooth.
Nyx said:
On 11 Nov at 4:44 am
That’s one aggressive cat o.O
Sean said:
On 11 Nov at 5:00 am
I love cats, but please Jem don’t grow up to be a crazy cat lady. x]
Belinda said:
On 11 Nov at 5:35 am
Wow I didn’t even know cats lose their baby teeth!
Niki said:
On 11 Nov at 7:50 am
You don’t really hear about cats losing their teeth. It sounds odd x]
Chanel said:
On 11 Nov at 8:31 am
Aww! So I take it you didn’t actually find any of his teeth? When I first found out that puppies lose their baby teeth, I was determined to “capture” one from my dog and make a necklace out of it (A puppy canine – how cool would that be?)… I don’t think I ever managed it, but I know other people have.
Han said:
On 11 Nov at 11:30 am
Prin sticks her whole arm under my bedroom door in the mornings! Its fun to tease her!
Karl said:
On 11 Nov at 12:29 pm
Oh yes, we’ve got 2 of his teeth..:)
Ashley said:
On 12 Nov at 4:46 pm
How adorable! :) Congrats to Hex for losing a tooth and “growing up.” My cat, Pouncy, has like one little fang on the top and a few tiny little teeth on the bottom. She’s been through a lot in her life and has thus lost some teeth (and some of her 9 lives….).
Roxanne said:
On 12 Nov at 7:42 pm
Aww, he’s getting so big. I remember when my two cats lost their teeth, I had to pick them up from the ground. It was like a little shark tooth! lol.
Chrissy said:
On 14 Nov at 6:42 am
One of our cats would jump on my lap and lose his teeth. He lost three of his baby teeth on my lap. The first time, I freaked out. I didn’t know cats lost their baby teeth like humans do. Thank goodness for the internet or that would have been a vet bill.
Jen said:
On 27 Dec at 6:01 pm
Two cats can be better than 1 but be prepared for the constant fighting till all hours in the morning but also how cute they look when they cuddle up & clean each other. If you have an adult cat & want a 2nd I would suggest you get a kitten as they will be more inclined to accept each other.
caroline west said:
On 05 Oct at 10:49 am
my cat is over 2 years old and she is getting more teeth though her frount fang is coming though its strange as she is over two