It’s also extremely difficult to tell the sex of a kitten under 4 weeks old, so you may be putting both the mother cat and the kittens under unnecessary distress. Most cat people find it very difficult to tell the sex of their kittens, particularly when it comes to newborn kittens They often resort to asking their local vet to help sexing a kitten for them But, thanks to kitten lady, aka hannah shaw, you can work out how to tell the sex of a kitten all by yourself In the video below, hannah will show you in a quick and easy video everything you need. Sexing kittens who are under 8 weeks of age is even more difficult because the structures you are looking at are tiny and relatively underdeveloped
If a kitten is handled too much during this time, the mother may abandon it and stop nursing it altogether So don't get too anxious to determine the sex of your kittens Instead, wait until at least two weeks—or preferably longer—to start handling your kittens. The easiest way to tell the sex of your kitten is with a visual exam
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