Week 11
Week 9
Week 8
Week 7
Week 6
At six weeks old, she will receive her first deworming treatment. Her socialization skills continue to develop. She can run, pounce, and leap, and can entertain herself endlessly. Toys, balls and mice become a part of her daily activities. Just as quickly she can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, (growing up is hard work).
Week 5
To us, it might seem early, but to a cat with several kittens, five weeks old is a good time to begin weaning. Between five and seven weeks, she can begin to take food from a shallow dish.
If you watch her carefully, you might see the first signs of the stealthy predator that will soon develop: skulking and pouncing, usually on a sibling. Again, we must watch her closely as they can become very rough with their littermates, and of course, their teeth and claws are very sharp.
Week 4
Though her sight won’t be completely developed until about two months old, she can see well enough to negotiate small obstacles at four weeks old. She is gaining weight rapidly and beginning to tussle with her brothers and sisters, trying out her new navigation skills. During this time, we must pay extra close attention to the cleanliness of her play area, as she will play with and bat at anything in sight! Following her mother’s example, she will begin to groom herself – starting her habit of cleanliness early. She is starting to learn how to get in and out of her bed.
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Week 3
At three weeks old, she is steadier on her feet, ranging a little further from mum, and exploring her surroundings. Though still pretty helpless, her sense of smell has begun to mature and with her slowly improving vision, she can find her mother without completely relying on scent. During this time, her teeth will also start to come through. Kittens at this age are able to learn to use the litter tray, but we must watch her closely to make sure that she doesn't try to eat the litter, as it can cause severe intestinal problems.
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Week 2
Somewhere
around two and a half weeks of age, she will start to test her wobbly
legs. She will begin to crawl and attempt to stand. By the end of the
second week, she will have gained her sense of hearing, as the ear
canals completely open.
Also toward the end of the second week,
her eyes will open. The world will still be blurry to her, as it
takes a few days for the vision to completely adjust, but she will
start blinking those beautiful baby blues. Like many babies,
she is born with blue or bluish-gray eyes, and as she gets older, her
eye color will fully develop.
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Week 1
After about four days, your kitten will have begun to develop her hearing, but sounds will still be muffled. After about five days, the remains of the umbilical cord will dry up and fall off. During the first week, a newborn kitten won't seem to nurse as much as the first few days, but each mealtime will be longer. This pattern of behavior will continue as she grows. She will purr when content, hiss when she feels threatened, and squeak when she is hungry, as a way of alerting her mother.
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Day 2
Your newborn kitten is born both blind and deaf. Her eyes are sealed shut and her ears are folded. A bit of umbilical cord will still be attached to her tummy. Your kitten will rely solely on its sense of smell to find her mother and begin to nurse. Your newborn kitten is truly helpless and needs its mother to care for her every need. A healthy newborn will want to nurse almost constantly.
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