I told a coworker how the kittens were all girls and she said it was very rare for litters to be all of one gender. Is this true?
2007-11-28 02:43:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
No. Not at all. Happens all the time. I work at a cat shelter and we see dozens of litter each year and many are all of one sex. Luck of the draw.
OMG....there is actually someone that thinks you cannot tell the sex of a kitten until it is 6 months. God help us!!!
* having one kitten is not rare either.
2007-11-28 02:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's very possible as was stated above by dude_sith and others to have a litter of just one gender, though for the most part I think you usually get a male mixed in there as well. You can tell very early their gender, but if you have any concerns a vet can defiantly let ya know for sure. As for cats only having one or two kittens a litter also possible, could be the cat is too small to maintain more or its just young still, or just easier. Cats are really adaptive.
2007-11-28 05:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by Domino 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not quite sure. All my cats litters were mixed. But someone asked the question also about if a cat having one kitten is odd. One of my females first litter she had only one kitten, and the other only had two. I think it may be more common with their first pregnancy.
2007-11-28 04:18:08 · answer #3 · answered by Kel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To correct another answer: females have two X's and males have one X and one Y sex chromosome. The odds of males to females are 1:1 Strictly speaking, the odds should be equal number of females to males.
Because of the way the feline reproduction cycle is, its not unusual to have just one kitten, or a litter of all one sex or even multiple fathers for one litter.
2007-11-28 09:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by kisseslikepearls 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea. I bet it doesn't happen too often. One of my cats gave birth to just one kitten. Is that rare?
2007-11-28 02:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by EarthGirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is actually very common. The reason for this is that both sets of parents have a y chromosone where as only the male has the 1 x chromosone. The female has a yy chromosone.
So the odds of a male are 1-4.
2007-11-28 02:48:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
no some have all girls other all males some both
2007-11-28 02:50:02 · answer #7 · answered by sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually its entirely possible you do have males in there, but you just can't tell yet.
2007-11-28 02:52:04 · answer #8 · answered by *Cara* 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is impossible to say this kitten is male or female unless they are 6 months old or more
2007-11-28 02:49:34 · answer #9 · answered by babak_khoramdin 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
is your cat a calico?
2007-11-28 02:58:50 · answer #10 · answered by Hedgi Hufflepuff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋