2007-01-27 02:43:25 · 25 answers · asked by Anne M 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Chronologically about 1 year. Realistically who knows; my Stimpy is 13 1/2 and STILL act like she was a kitten. Just this morning she gave me a whack to get me up; it was 0600. Need I say more. LUCK....
2007-01-27 02:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by renhoez 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kittens are Kittens until they are 1 years old. It says this on most the kitten food packages and should tell you when to move on to a different food.
At 8 years old the cat becomes a senior cat.
2007-01-27 03:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by § gαввαηα § 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how you treat your kitten. Psychologically, an adult cat can remain in kittenhood and you being the mother forever. A kitten becomes an adult as it learns adult skills/behaviors. I brought home a 6 week old stray and babied him for years. He clung to me constantly...something I enjoyed until the day he died (at 14). The vet told me he would never mature and it was my fault. He was a total "innie", slept with me, stayed near me always, and we had a wonderful bond. This is not for everyone. But I learned about the psychological maturing of a cat through my Baby L.
In saying all this, a cat can be mature physically at 1-2 years of age (dependent upon the breed) - but psychological/emotional maturity into cathood can be an entirely different matter.
2007-01-27 03:07:15 · answer #3 · answered by Cat Lady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A kitten is a cat at about 9 months+, but a cat is always a kitten. Just try rolling a ping pong ball in their direction.
2007-01-27 02:54:47 · answer #4 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kittens are always cats. You need to know when is a cat a kitten.
2007-01-27 02:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first year its a kitten then its a cat
2007-01-27 04:37:03 · answer #6 · answered by Mike H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the vet told me around 12-18 months, but they are still very kitten like then has i,ve found out with mine, in the supermarkets you see food for kittens, junior, cat, senior, on the back of the tins and boxes of food, it does give you an idea of how old each of these mean,
2007-01-27 03:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a female kitten will breed at the age of three months old so i guess that is when she becomes a cat
2007-01-27 06:40:43 · answer #8 · answered by colin-irene D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read on the back of a cat food pack that a cat is not an adult until its 4!
2007-01-28 22:21:26 · answer #9 · answered by Catwhiskers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 year it can have adult cat food at 6 months
2007-01-30 13:12:36 · answer #10 · answered by Miss Karen Roe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋