If there’s one thing cat lovers can’t resist, it’s kittens. These feline babies tug at our heartstrings and grab our attention just by getting close. Those little mews, those little bellies, and those tiny toes are enough to make our hearts beat faster.
While kittens are effortlessly precious and cute, there are actually plenty of fun facts to know about them. If you’re looking to add to your budding feline knowledge index, you’ve come to the right place.
Read on to learn 22 fun facts about kittens…
We’ve rounded up a bunch of fun kitty facts for kids and new owners. Read on.
#1 All kittens, regardless of breed, are born with blue eyes. By 7-12 weeks, the pigmentation will begin to shift from blue to their true color (for example, if their mature eye color is different than the blue eyes you find in Siamese and Ragdolls).
#2 Some cats take longer to mature. For example, Maine Coon cats do not reach maturity until they are three or four years old. So you’ll have a Maine Coon three times as long as a kitten!
#3 A kitten’s teeth are much sharper compared to an adult cat’s teeth, which actually have blunt edges. That’s why those tiny razor fangs hurt so much when they dig into your flesh!
#4 Newborn kittens do not have the ability to regulate their own body temperature. They rely on their mother cat for warmth.
#5 Newborn kittens are blind and deaf until they are two to three weeks old.
#6 Even kittens have an excellent sense of smell. They rely on this sense to help them navigate the world until they have the ability to hear and see.
#7 Kittens are very easy to potty train. now puppy? That’s a whole other story!
#8 Female kittens can become pregnant as young as five months – so be sure to have your kitten neutered at an early age! Eight weeks is a common age at which many cats are neutered in animal shelters.
#9 At about 4 weeks of age, kittens learn the ability to withdraw their paws.
#10 The largest litter ever recorded for a female cat was 19.
#11 You can successfully wean a kitten as early as eight weeks old.
#12 Most Siamese kittens are born all white.they won’t
#13 Color spots begin to appear around 1 month of age.
#14 Kittens weigh about three to four ounces at birth.
#15 Newborn kittens cannot go to the toilet by themselves. They rely on their mothers to lick them to help stimulate them to go after nursing.
#16 Kittens learn to meow to humans from a very young age.
#17 Kittens usually take their first steps around 18-21 days after birth.
#18 A kitten’s first tooth will erupt in its third week of life.
#19 Kittens in the same litter can have different cat fathers.
#20 The average litter size for a litter is four. However, it has been reported that purebred cats generally produce more kittens.
#twenty one If you compare a kitten’s development to that of a human, the first year of a kitten’s life is equivalent to the first 15 years of a human’s life.
#twenty two A group of kittens is called a kindle.
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