Before You Buy or Adopt: Signs of Good Health How to tell if the kitten you're bringing home is healthy. This one is being written in real time, as my first litter of Maine Coon babies grows up right in front of our eyes. You will be adding more and more cat food. For more information see Cats Protection’s Essential Guide: Pregnant cats and care of young kittens. How do I care for a 4 week old kitten? The kitten increases playing and socializing time. Three-week-old kittens still require a heat source, but will be more active and may stray from it when not sleeping. You'll Discover How to resolve kitten Issues like biting And discover all day, what old kittens do. If you administered worming treatment, this is the week for the second application. Kittens grow, develop and mature at a incredibly fast rate. A kitten is born, its eyes and ears open, it gets teeth, and then weans from nursing to eating solid kitten food. Teeth – Premolars start to emerge. Hopefully, this brief guide will help give you some ideas on what to expect when your feline is pregnant. However, things happen, and cats do have kittens, whether you plan for it or it just happens. The all-important first six weeks in a cat's life will do much in determining its personality and character for the rest of its life. Although they will not get their first vaccination shots until they reach 8 weeks of age, addressing flea problem and possible diseases, such as problem with immune system, is an important aspect of 5-week old kitten care. This is actually a complete guide to the 8 week old kitten.You'll find out how to be in your new kitty into his new life with your family members, and also how to take care of a kitty, what 8 week old kittens need. Newborn kittens look about as much like full-grown cats as tadpoles look like frogs. Your 8-week-old may begin eating dry or canned kitten food, but he has a tiny tummy, so he prefers small, frequent meals. Kitten Development Stage: Week 11. Hopefully, this brief guide will help give you some ideas on what to expect when your feline is pregnant. Although some kittens may show fear and defensive postures toward other pets in the home, most young kittens are playful and inquisitive around other animals. Choosing a Healthy Kitten From a Breeder What to look for when selecting a purebred kitten. Research shows that a kitten grows from infancy to young adulthood in approximately one year. At 26 weeks … Introducing the New Kitten to Other Pets . For this reason, most breeders and shelters typically wait until their kittens are of age before they’re put up for adoption. The nails should be long enough (and probably sharp enough) by now to start trimming. A kitten's rapid growth and high energy requirements present a special nutritional need. During its first 20 weeks a kitten can have a 2,000 percent increase over its birth weight. Healthwise, this period is also extremely important to the developing kitten, as very young kittens are susceptible to a number of threats, such as fleas and upper respiratory infections. The second set of shots are needed this week. Kitten Care. Kittens grow, develop and mature at an eye-popping (and, occasionally, ear-splitting) rate.