How to sex kittens?

Question

How do you sex kittens? We have a 7 week old litter and are trying to determine the girls from the boys?

Answer 1

here is a web site for you:
http://www.petplace.com/cats/how-to-determine-the-sex-of-your-kitten/page1.aspx#

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Section: Boy or Girl?

Your cat just delivered a litter of adorable kittens but how can you tell the boys from the girls? It can be difficult to distinguish between the genitals of male and female kittens, especially when the babies are only a few days to weeks old. By learning about the reproductive anatomy of cats and comparing between male and female kittens, you have a better chance of telling them apart. Be aware that even breeders and veterinarians have made errors when trying to sex very young kittens.

All kittens should be born with two anatomical openings just below the tail. One is the anus and the other one is the genital area. The primary way to tell a female kitten from a male kitten is by comparing the distance between the anal opening and the genital opening. Rarely, a kitten may be born without an anus. This is a birth defect and is considered very serious and life threatening. If you notice that your kitten only has one opening under the tail, contact your family veterinarian and have the kitten examined as soon as possible.

For male kittens, the space between the anus and the tip of the penis is longer than the space between the anus and the vagina. This extra space allows for the testicles to descend out of the body cavity and into the scrotal sacs later in life. After about 4 to 6 weeks of age, the testicles can be palpated. They would feel like small peas in the space between the anus and penis.


For male kittens, the space between the anus and the tip of the penis is longer than the space between the anus and the vagina.

Answer 2

If there is a space between the anus and the private, then it is usually a boy. That's where the testicles will come in when he is older. If they are very close together and no space for testicles, then it is a girl.

Answer 3

At about that time you should be able to turn the kitties on their backs. The little boys will have "radio knobs" back by their tails. These are testicles and eventually they will descend and be visible from the back of the cat.

Answer 4

There is an opening beneath the anus on a cat. When you look at the little opening-if round it's a male, if the opening is vulva shaped, it's a female.

Answer 5

You will be able to see the male parts on the boys, so just wait a little longer until you can see them .

Answer 6

At about 10-12 wks old you can spot the differences this way: in females the orifice is slit-like, in males its round.

Answer 7

Maybe this will help: http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource_library/magazine_articles/may_jun_1996/asmMJ96_howto2.pdf

Answer 8

the pretty ones are males,and the ugly ones are females. lol