ATс, 03 дек 2017 Автор: ATалентина Оболова
Questions of feeding, proper care and education of the tiny
cats are directly related to how many weeks or months
fluffy from the genus. But how to determine the age of the kitten, if neither
parents or birthday unknown? The task is not so difficult
as it may seem. There are a number of external, behavioral,
physiological signs, which know the approximate age
newly acquired pet will not be difficult.
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How to determine the age of a kitten by weight and teeth
Not all owners of domestic cats have the ability and desire
find out the age of the pet by body weight and the number of teeth in the mouth.
However, these indicators are primarily considered
in veterinary medicine.
How does the weight of the kitten from birth to six months:
– at birth – from 80 to 120 g;
– 7 days – 170-280 g;
– 14 days – 250–350 g;
– 1 month – 400-650 g;
– 1.5 months – 550-900 g;
– 2 months – 750–1200 g;
– 2.5 months – 850-1400 g;
– 3 months – 900–1600 g;
– 4 months – 1200-1800 g;
– 5 months – 2 or more kg.
These are average. Broad boundaries are explained by several
factors. It belongs to a particular breed (small,
medium, large cats), living conditions, diet,
animal health. A small weight gain kitten observed
even after the body stops growing.
The hardest thing, without special education, is to identify
age kitten in the teeth. But these indicators are the most
accurate:
– 2–5 weeks, milky incisors appear;
– 3-8 weeks, milk fangs are cut;
– 1.5-2 months, both jaws are filled with teeth.
The change of milk teeth to permanent ones in kittens begins at the age
4 months. The first fall out, and in their place grow chisels. TO
half a year at a kitten change to permanent fangs. The last
premolars grow (teeth between fangs and distant molars) and
molars (distant molars).
All cats have 30 teeth: 4 canines, 12 incisors, 10 premolars, 4
molar If all pet’s teeth are permanent, it means
turned 7 months. A healthy one-year-old animal has teeth.
whole, white, clean.
TOак определить возраст котёнка до 1 месяца по внешним
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The kittens are born tiny, only 9-12 cm in length. They
do not see anything (eyes are closed), do not hear (ears are pressed tightly to
skull), do not know how to crawl and self-defecate. Little body
relation to the head – disproportionately small, undercoat
missing. On the tummy of a newborn kitten – a piece of umbilical cord,
which dries up and disappears 3-4 days after birth. First
the days of life kittens are completely dependent on the mother, because they can
only suck milk, sleep and meow.
At the age of 1 week, the kittens have their ears open, little by little.
eyes are cut through. Thin fur becomes fluffy. TOости
weekly kittens are getting stronger, so the kids are moving more actively.
The baby can crawl up to 50 cm in the direction of mother cats.
In a kitten 12-14 days old, the eyes are completely open. Colour
iris – dull blue. And to see the baby can not yet – vision
will appear only after 3 days. But the crumb already hears much better,
reacting to the sounds made by the cat. At this age, kittens are already
they crawl well and even try to stand on their paws.
3 weeks after birth, sight and hearing are already well developed.
TOотята реагируют не только действия матери, но и на окружающие
sounds, movements, objects. The first milk teeth appear. Though
clumsily, but kids walk. Curiously explore the world outside
the boxes. Frightened by something, the kitten hisses and arches the back.
TOотёнок, которому исполнился месяц, уже не только уверенно
walks, but tries to run and jump. At this age begins
change the “infant” eye color. First appear on the iris
small light blotches, and then muddy gray-blue color
completely changed to yellow, green. The undercoat becomes
dense, color and intensity of wool color is transformed,
becoming more contrast.
TOак определить возраст котёнка от 1 месяца до года
After 6-7 weeks from the moment of birth, kittens from helpless
squealing creatures turn into charmingly clumsy, curious
creatures. At this age, they already run well and jump, a lot
play and sleep less. The eyes of a one and a half month old kitten are clear, hearing
well developed. The proportions of the body and head are harmonious.
At 2 months the kitten continues to grow. Paws baby are
thick lengthened visually and become proportional
relative to the body. The tummy sticking out from birth decreases.
More and more milk teeth appear.
All sense organs work perfectly for a three-month kitten.
He sees and hears almost as an adult, moves confidently,
oriented in space. Colour глаз ясный, полностью изменился
on permanent. Grown all milk teeth. Kittens body size is 3
month continues to increase. At the same time, the difference is increasingly visible.
between cats and cats.
In 4 months the kittens begin to fall out the milk teeth, and on their
place grow permanent. Growth is slowing.
The half year old kitten is a teenager with practically
formed organism. Baby teeth are completely changed to
permanent. Parts of the body are harmonious with respect to each other, movement
plastic and graceful. TOотята всё ещё любопытны и чрезмерно
active, that gives their children’s age.
TOак определить возраст котёнка 7 месяцев от роду? First
turn, this is the age of puberty. It is during this period that
characteristic behavioral signs begin to appear in the animal
interest in the opposite field, defining and protecting
own territory. TOроме того, осенью или ближе к зиме
first molt passes.
At the age of 8-9 months, kittens are considered practically adults.
Body growth and weight gain slows down.
In 10 months comes puberty. The cats come
first estrus. TOоты активно требуют вязки.
At 11-12 months, the kitten’s childhood ends. This is an adult
young animal. Formation, growth of the body stops. AT
In general, cats grow up to 2.5 years.
