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I have a 5 and a half month old kitten and I have found 2 teeth that have fallen out in the past 3 weeks, she has also developed a slight runny eye and im not sure if this is normal kitten development or if this could be something more serious?
Aishah,
Sounds like your kitten is beginning to lose her baby teeth as her adult teeth come in, it's about the right time in her development to see her losing the milk teeth although most kittens generally swallow them so you've been lucky to find these two teeth. Maybe you could put them in a keepsake box along with photos and other special things you want to keep to remember your kitty's kittenhood. As for the runny eye I suspect that she's got an eye infection, if this is the case you need to take all hygienic precautions when cleaning the discharge from her eyes and applying the antibiotic eye drops. An eye infection can be treated at home with Polysporin eye/ear drops, just follow the directions on the package, but only administer them twice a day for about a week. If you don't see any improvement in your kitten's eyes or they get worse in the space of a couple of days I would highly recommend that you take your little girl to see her vet to ensure that there's not something more serious happening.
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