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Determine your Kitten's Age
How is it possible to determine a kitten age? Well there are number of different way. To start with you are best off checking the physical characteristics of a kitten
- Under one week: Eyes closed, ears lie flat to the head, the skin looks pinkish. Part of umbilical cord may still be attached.
- 1 week-10 days: Eyes start to open, ears still flat. A kitten this age is smaller than your hand.
- 3 weeks: Eyes are fully open now, ears are standing up, teeth are coming in. Kitten will try to to walk and will be very clumsy.
- 4-5 weeks: Eyes have changed from blue to another color and kittens have started to pounce and leap. They can e given regular dry cat food.
This is a rough guide to the development characteristics of a kitten
- 5-8 days - Ears open
- 8 days-2 weeks - Eyes open
- 2½ weeks - Can crawl
- 3 weeks - Ears erect; Stands up
- 3½ weeks - Sight and sound oriented; Can follow noise/objects
- 4 weeks - Can eliminate without help and learn to lap from a dish and eat solid foods
This article has been submitted by Ron Buys. Ron also regularly contributes to the GlitsyDitszy and has published many articles on glycolic peel birmingham.
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