my kittens are five days old and three out of five are opening or have open their eyes. the fisrt born opened his eyes by day four, the next has one eye fully open this evening and the third isn't far behind. they were four days over due. all other kittens when i used to bred opened their eyes btetween 7 -10 days. my vet is confused as to why this is happening and has never heard of it before. these three are also quite big for their age and all have big paws. mum and dad are norwegian forest cats crossed with domestic long hairs. by the way this litter was an accident but i don't mind as have good homes for all of them.
2007-04-25 11:27:51 · 8 answers · asked by kath 5 in Pets ➔ Cats
all but one has their eyes opening and the last is not far behind. it is extremely rare for kittens to be opening their eyes. they must just be early developers? or i think if they had been born on the 17th april probably at the right time.
2007-04-25 18:03:04 · update #1
Well, if your cats are five days old, and were born four days over due... that would put them at being 9 days old, which is around the age (7-10 days) that kittens open their eyes. I don't think I would be concerned if I were you, as long as the eyes don't become infected. They may have also gotten more of the Norwegian forest cat, rather then the DLH breed, that would explain their larger size.
Good luck with your babies!
2007-04-25 11:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by Brittany 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cat will start to open it's eyes maybe in 1-3 weeks. If it doesn't open it's eyes by then, it has a problem. Most definitely.
2007-04-25 11:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by kaizen1995 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually in about 10 days
2007-04-25 11:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a kitten usually opens it eyes at about two weeks, but if it doesnt by then take it to the vet. something can b wrong, but usually that rarely happens. hope this helps!
2007-04-25 11:36:43 · answer #4 · answered by ~ *Amber* ~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not genuine. Its okay to puppy and carry the kittens from delivery, yet basically in mom's presense and not plenty till they are cellular with eyes open. you are able to not incredibly play with them different then petting them for awhile.
2016-11-27 20:38:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be that the cat was late in having the kittens i don't know if that would be the reason .they do normal open them with in 7-10 day .if they seam healthy i would not worrier to much about it.xx
2007-04-25 11:53:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they all will have their eyes open by two weeks.
2007-04-25 11:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by Jackelyn Sparrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kittens did at about 2 and half weeks..............
2007-04-25 11:31:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋