Once a cat or kitten has been successfully sexed unless the owner is a cat breeder. Handle newborn kittens 3 weeks old for long periods of time.
Conversely if the two are almost adjacent on a kitten or less than 12 inch apart on an adult its a female.
How to sex a cat diagram.
Or to be blunt the holes are closer together in a girl than in a boy.
A male will have a much greater distance between the genitals and anus than females inch apart on a male kitten or over 1 inch apart on a male adult cat.
The shape of the genital opening.
When youre ready to get started place the kitten on a soft clean towel and position it so its standing with its head facing away from you.
Once you have the cat in your arms hold it with one hand so that its paws are facing the ground and then gently lift its tail so you can see the genital area.
If your kittens are much consider their colorations.
The distance between the anus and the genital opening.
How to determine the sex of a kitten.
Sit on a chair and lightly hold your cat on your lap however he or she feels most comfortable.
Gently lift the tail and take a look at your cats rear end.
Once the tail is up you should have full view of the cats genitals and anus.
The easiest way to explain the difference is by saying that the distance between the anus and the urinary tract opening is much shorter in a female than in a male.
Focus on two things.
It isnt always easy to tell a male cat from a female cat and it can be even more difficult to sex a kitten or a neutered male.
Ginger and slightly orange cats are more male than female though this cannot be said to be a very accurate way of determining the sex of a cat.
How to determine the gender of the kittens.
Attempt to expose or pull out the penis of prepubescent male cats cats under 6 months of age.
To determine the sex of a cat approach the animal carefully and slowly to let it get comfortable with you before you pick it up.
When we had our first litter we tried to find.
Before you try to determine the sex of a kitten make sure youre in a warm indoor area and that you wont be separating the kitten from its mother for longer than 5 10 minutes.
They can become cold away from the nest.
There are however telltale signs and behaviors that can make it easier to determine a cats sex.
We have a litter of four kittens and to help you i will show you how to determine the sex of the kittens.
Heres a diagram to help.
Handle kittens if they are still suckling not yet weaned and their mother is clearly distressed by you handling them.
This can be an easy way to tell the sex of your cats.
Tortoise shell of calico colored cats are mostly female cats.
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