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Pet Kittens: Is your kitten a girl or a boy?

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Do you know how to differentiate the sex of pet kittens? Well, I’ll tell you the tricks to differentiate male kittens from females since they are small.

Until about 3 weeks of age, it is very difficult to know the sex of a baby kitten. The external genitalia is not fully formed yet. And female babies are very much like male pet kittens.

It is after 21 days of life when some differences between female and male cats begin to be appreciated. Although it is common for many people to make the mistake of venturing to say the sex of a pet kitten when it is just a few weeks old, with a simple visual examination you can get an idea of ​​whether it is a cat or a cat.

Discover how to tell if a baby cat is a girl/boy with two very simple and practical techniques.

How to tell if a pet kitten is male or female

A cat’s genitals are just below its tail. To know if a pet kitten is female or male, you just have to lift its tail. Do a visual examination.

American shorthair cat kissing her kitten
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Find the anal opening under the tail and the urinary opening. Young male kittens have not yet developed their penis or testicles. However, you can see that there is a greater distance between the anus and the opening where they pee. About 2-3 cm. In the case of female kittens, both openings are close together.

When the kitten is about a month and a half old, you can see that his testicles become more evident, and you can tell if they are female or male unequivocally.

The colors of cats according to their sex

There are some characteristics in kittens’ fur that can clearly tell us if it is male or female.

Males usually only have one or two different colors in their fur. The most frequent colors in males are black and orange. But if the kitten is born with up to 3 different colors in its coat, it is most likely female. For most calico cats, they’re almost always female. In many cases, there CAN be male cats with 3 colors.

Calico Kitten
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And you, are you already clear if your baby kitten is male or female? Does it meet these common characteristics?

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