Feline health: Retained and persistent deciduous teeth in cats
- Autores: Sorrel J. Langley-Hobbs, Mark J Longley, Margherita Gracis
- Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 4, 2015, págs. 106-106
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
AS part of ongoing investigations into cats with patellar fractures we have noted that many of the affected cats have the presence of, or a history of, retained (ie, unerupted) or persistent (ie, teeth still present in the mouth following the expected time for exfoliation or at the time of eruption of the succeeding permanent teeth) deciduous teeth. Although this is a commonly recognised problem in small breed dogs, it is very rarely reported in the peer-reviewed feline literature. We are very keen to hear from veterinarians who see cats with these dental conditions and also to obtain any extracted retained or persistent deciduous teeth for histological analysis. We would also like to alert veterinarians to the possible link between the presence of retained and persistent deciduous teeth and the patella fracture syndrome in cats, for which we are still recruiting cases.
