How to Determine the Sex of a Kitten

Many people think that determining the gender of a kitten is an intricate thing, especially about the newborn kitten, but there are some tricks available to do this task like an expert. Let’s find it out-

how to find the gender of a newborn kitten

How to Find Out the Gender of You Kitten

  • Try to wait for 3-4 weeks after the born of a kitten to find its sex at home, as it will be painful for a newborn to jolt for finding their gender, isn’t it!
  • After finding that the organs of kitten have reached a proper growth, and it is comfortable with your presence, gently hold it through its back or neck side to begin your validation process.
  • Now, put the kitten carefully on a clean towel or soft cloth by putting the belly side down over the cloth.
  • Then, gently lift the tail up and examine the genitals part of that kitten to verify the gender clearly.

holding a kitten finding howto determine the kitten boy or girl

  • Male and female both kittens have anus on their back exactly below the starting point of their tails, but anus hole of a female kitten is a bit different from the male ones.
  • Female kittens have vulva while the male kittens have a penis, which makes the difference absolutely apparent about their gender selection.
  • If you still a little confused by the tiny sizes of the genitalia of kittens then try to figure it out by the distance of their anus to their genital organs, as female kittens have smaller distance than the distance between the anus and genital organ of a young male kitten.

Video: How to Determine the whether your Kitten is a Boy or Girl

How to Bath a Kitten

Cats are afraid of water contact so, if you intend to bath your little kitten, then it is not a very good idea, especially who is a novice at this work. You have to be careful all the time that water would enter inside the nose or ears of your little pet and at the same time should be alert about cleaning them up thoroughly.

Washing your kitten without it getting scared

after first bath

Kittens are messy and they just get covered themselves with shits or foods after reaching an adequate age of playing. Hence, it becomes essential to bath a kitten regularly for the sake of hygiene, but you must be aware of keeping them safe from getting cold as well.

We are referring you here how you can bath a kitten like an expert without making it anxious in step by step method, let’s check them out-

How to give a bath to my kitten

  • At first, mix 2 cups of warm water into one tub water and make sure the water temperature if bearable enough for a kitten while bating it inside the tub.
  • Never put your kitten directly to that tub, otherwise, it may start drowning or act nervous towards a water
  • Firstly, take a soft piece of cloth and make it damp with the water of the bathing
  • Now, use that dampened washcloth piece to wipe the claws and paws of kitten slowly. This way your kitten will be familiar with the sensation of humidity and gets used to it while dropping in the tub.
  • After wiping the whole body of a kitten this way, slowly put it into the bathing tub and start playing with water to make a kitten comfortable with the water contact.
  • After a couple of minutes, if kitten finds out that water couldn’t harm them and once they get proverbial with the sound of water running or splashing then they will start enjoying the bathing part happily.
  • Once they are comfortable with it, add a mild pet shampoo in the tub and clan every single part of kitten slow yet clearly by rubbing areas with gentle hands.
  • During this process, always keep the face of a kitten out of the water and make sure that it remains dry constantly.
  • Once your washing process is done, pour 2-3 mugs of lukewarm water over the top carefully to rinse out the soapy water clearly.
  • Finally, take the kitten out of that tub and pat them dry very gently with soft towels.
  • To clean the face, nose, eyes, and ears of a kitten, simply use a wet washcloth and wipe their face softly after finishing the entire bathing process properly.

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How to Litter Train A Kitten

Litter or litter box means a sandbox or tray which cats use to put their urine or feces in an indoor area. When we say litter train it indicates that how to teach a kitten to use such litter box during their purge.

No matter how much we are fond of cats or kittens, but it is not acceptable that your house is full of shits or purgation unexpectedly, right? So, every kitten-holder should know that how to make their little ones trained enough to use litter box regularly.

Usually, mom cat is aware enough to make their kittens trained about how to use litter box during their raising period, but if you are a novice pet holder and have a kitten to rise without its mother then you have to follow a few simple tricks to make it litter train naturally. Here we are suggesting you how to do the job expertly without any additional effort, let’s check this out-

How to Litter Train My kittens

  • Basically, kittens follow and imitate their mom during their raising period, so it will be easier to a person to train a kitten about the litter
  • But, if their mom is no near around or you have to teach a kitten on your own to use the litter then, wait at least for 3-4 weeks after their born.
  • After that duration, try to emphasize litter box with some attractive equipment like toys, dishes, bedding stuff around the litter to drag the attention of a kitten towards it.
  • Make them realize that what is the purpose of this box, and take them to that box every time they pass purge in a day.
  • Make your kitten comfortable about the use of that litter box and keep the box clean after kitten leaves their enclosure there.
  • If you are quite certain about the timing of purgation of your kitten then, try to put your kitten in litter box every day exactly at that time. This will help them to realize, that box is intended for what!
  • Lastly, if your kitten has started walking then try to put a litter box in every single room, so then in high motion, it doesn’t need to search the box or couldn’t make your place nasty accident, once it figured out the real purpose of such boxes.

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Adorable kitten trained to pee in litter box