How to determine the sex of a kitten?

Professional approach

An experienced veterinarian or a professional breeder can provide competent advice on this matter. Specialists will determine the sex of the kitten, even if the cat has just given birth to it.

Without the help of a professional, you can find out the sex of a pet when it grows up a little.

Inspection

It is most convenient to carry it out when the kitten reaches the age of one month. Before starting the procedure, you need to make sure that the pet is not worried about anything. It is not recommended to tear it away from food. If the kitten breaks out, you need to leave him alone.

The examination goes like this: the pet is placed on the stomach on a warm towel, the tail is raised. Then visually assess the distance between the anus and the genitals. If they are close together and look like an inverted “i”, it’s a cat. If the distance between them is 1-2 cm, and they look like “:” – this is a cat.

Palpation

The thumb and forefinger are closed and held between the genitals and the anus of the kitten. If at the same time it feels like two small, 3-5 mm in diameter, peas – this is a cat.

If there are difficulties with establishing the sex, you can postpone the procedure for determining it for several weeks. When a kitten is two months old, its genitals are already visually pronounced enough that the owner can understand with absolute certainty who his pet is.

Special features

The external features of the kitten do not guarantee an accurate sex determination, but serve as some guidelines for this.

You can pay attention to the color of the animal. As a rule, only cats are tricolored, and red hair is more common in cats.

Timely finding out the sex of a pet is an important task. Often, future owners of an animal make their choice in favor of acquiring a particular kitten, based on this factor.

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Updated: July 6, 2018