when do kittens start ??

Question

when do kittens start pooping ? right now the kittens are only 5 days old but i would like to get ready lol ....
and when do there teeth come in sharp and ready for dry food?
and do you think 7 weeks old is a good age to start giving them away ?

Answer 1

You (or their mum) need to wipe their butt with a wet cloth to go poop and pee. They start to do it alone when they are weaned (around 5 weeks old). Their teeth come out at around 3 weeks, but they learn to eat soft food at about 5 weeks and dry food (small kibble) at 6 weeks. 7 weeks is a bit too early to give them away, better after 8 weeks, once they can also get their first vaccination.

Answer 2

I found 2 kittens at 3 weeks, and we had to MAKE them poop. Do you have the mother? The mother normally licks them to stimulate them to "go", bc the kittens are too underdeveloped to go by themselves. Their poop can sometimes be alot bigger than you think ;)
I probably wouldn't give them dry food until they are 4 or 5 weeks old. There are special kitten brands of dry food where it's not AS solid and is smaller in size.
Usually they are ready to be separated at 8-9 weeks.

Good luck, and have fun!

Answer 3

The mom is helping them with bathroom issues right now. In about 2 weeks get a shallow pan and some non-clumping cat litter (the clumping kind is bad for baby kittens). Put it near where they sleep and mom will start teaching them to use the litter pan. Put a little bowl of water and some dry kitten food near the nest at the same time. Mom will start taking them to eat there. Let them stay with her til they're at least 8 weeks old so she can teach them things they need to know to be great cats.

Answer 4

if u are feeding these kittens yourself you have to stimulate their bowels to work. Take a tissue and GENTLY run the tail end until they go! If they do not go they can die...if mom cat is doing it she takes care of it until they begin eating solid foods. that should happen in about 6-8 weeks. Most Kittens aren't ready for a new home until they are eating on their own and going to the litter box on their own too. If you give them away before then they will have a really hard time at the new home and not have the "cat skills" to survive.

Answer 5

You don't need to worry about the kittens' poo :-) Their mom will take care of that; it's instinctive. By the time they are old enough to need it, they will be quite capable of using the litter box. Seven weeks is a little early for seperating mom and kittens; I'd wait until about nine weeks. I don't know about the teeth, though I've seen kittens as young as four weeks with teeth, so again, I don't think it's something you'll have to worry about for a while. Good luck!

Answer 6

their not ready now that for sure when they start walking and good on their feet about 4 or 5 weeks old introduce them to kitten food and cat box small enough for them to get into put them in it and take their paw and scratch the litter they will learn to use it repeat if necessary about 7 or 8 weeks you can find them homes

Answer 7

um 7 weeks is kinda early, i would say more like 8 or 9 weeks