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My friends cat has just had kittens 3 weeks ago.i notice they have blue eyes .Do all kittens have blue eyes when born.Also is it ok to pick kittens up after 2-3 weeks. Will the mother stop feeding them.At what age can they leave the mother? thanks Dave Maggs >My friends cat has just had kittens 3 weeks ago.i notice they have blue eyes .Do all kittens have blue eyes when born.< As far as I know, yes. Also, if the cat is white, the eyes might stay blue (In which case the cat might be deaf. Not that you can tell since cats don't listen to humans anyway!) >Also is it ok to pick kittens up after 2-3 weeks.< No. Kittens need to be socialized by their mother until they are about 12 weeks. If you take the kittens too young, they might have litter box problem, or scratch your hair looking for milk - a behavior that might last for their lifetime. Wait until they are about 3 months before separating them from the parents. Dik > >Also is it ok to pick kittens up after 2-3 weeks.< > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > from the > parents. I took "pick up" to mean "pick up and handle and put down again next to Mama cat" not "take away". If it is the former meaning, then yes, kittens should get used to being handled by humans, but don't alarm them and keep an eye on what Mama thinks about it. Amanda >I took "pick up" to mean "pick up and handle and put down again next to >Mama cat" not "take away". Good point, Amanda. I might have misunderstood the term "pick up" as being "separated from". Dik circa 02 Jul 2004 02:57:32 GMT, in alt.cats, Dik F. Liu (dikfliu@aol.comnojunk) said, > >Also is it ok to pick kittens up after 2-3 weeks.< > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > lifetime. Wait until they are about 3 months before separating them from the > parents. They can be picked up and handled long before then, which is what the OP was asking, I think. Laura  SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >They can be picked up and handled long before then, which is what the >OP was asking, I think. Yes, my error. Dik Hi David, We started picking up our kittens during the first week. The mom did not mind, and it helped the kittens get socialized. Kittens can be weaned at about 8 weeks (can start eating hard food around 6 weeks). It's best to keep them with mom until about 12 weeks. Ours are 10 weeks, and mom still lets them nurse once in awhile. She's just being nice. She started feeding them less often at about 7 weeks. Rhonda > My friends cat has just had kittens 3 weeks ago.i notice they have blue eyes > .Do all [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Dave Maggs > My friends cat has just had kittens 3 weeks ago.i notice they have blue eyes > .Do all [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Dave Maggs Yes all cats are born with blue eyes. The eyes should start changing pretty soon if they are going to and most do. You should be able to start picking them up now as long as mom doesn't mind. It's good for the kittens to be handled - helps them socialize to people. They should stay with mom at least (and I mean least) till they are 8 wks. preferably 10 - 12. W > My friends cat has just had kittens 3 weeks ago.i notice they have blue eyes > .Do all [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Dave Maggs It depends ont he momma cat. My momma cats are very use to me picking up their babies, and I can handle them as soon as they are dry and the mommas just purr at me. >It depends ont he momma cat. My momma cats are very use to me picking up >their babies, and I can handle them >as soon as they are dry and the mommas just purr at me. So are you a breeder? What breed do you raise? I took 2 kittens ( a tom and queen) at 10 weeks, from a rehoming centre. But the mother was so affectionate she came home with me as well. So mine are now coming up to 13 weeks and still have their mom, but if they go to nurse she bites them to stop them. Paula | I took 2 kittens ( a tom and queen) at 10 weeks, from a rehoming centre. But | the mother was so affectionate she came home with me as well. So mine are now | coming up to 13 weeks and still have their mom, but if they go to nurse she | bites them to stop them. | | Paula That's perfectly normal. Just let nature work things out. We humans can't do it any better. Good luck with them all! Carola > >It depends ont he momma cat. My momma cats are very use to me picking up > >their babies, and I can handle them > >as soon as they are dry and the mommas just purr at me. > > So are you a breeder? What breed do you raise? Nope not a breeder. Just someone who lives on the farm and has some cats around to keep the mice down. We have a grain bin in our backyard, and without cats, the mice are terrible. I usually keep 2-3 momma cats around and let them have a litter or two before I get them fixed. This year, we had 3 litters. I hope they are all as good a mouser as their mommas are. |
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