If on your way the small, plaintively peeping ball which appeared on closer examination by a kitten met - the problem of determination of its age becomes very current. The mode of its feeding and ways of leaving depends on the correct determination of age of the kid.
Instruction
1. Consider eyes of a kitten. Kids are born blind people. Eyes at kittens begin to open for the eighth day, and animals, as a rule, by fourteenth day completely begin to see clearly. It is necessary to consider that long-haired cats begin to see later, than short-haired. If at your "foundling" eyes - to him, most likely, from a sort were not up to the end cut through less than two weeks. At one and all kittens, irrespective of breed, the cornea has blue color up to three-week age. Pigmentation, as a rule, by 2.5-3 months comes to an end. If you cannot precisely define color of eyes of your kid, most likely he is not 12 weeks old yet.
2. Look at ears of "foundling". Right after the birth of kittens their auricles are densely closed. Kids approximately at the age of one week begin to hear. Ears to three-week age rise.
3. Estimate, the kid how surely moves. Usually kittens begin to creep at the age of 18 days. By 21 days of life, as a rule, the baby animal goes already independently, though does it a little uncertainly. At the age of 25-28 days the kittens freely move and guided on hearing and sight. At the same age they can begin to be fed from a saucer.
4. The age of a kitten can be determined also on teeth. Of course, this way demands certain experience. On 2-4 week of life at kittens the first dairy cutters begin to be cut through. On 3-4 week - canines. The half-month kid has to have premolyara at the lower jaw. To the 2nd all milk teeth have to be cut through month. At the age of 3.5-4 months the replacement of milk teeth by constants begins. At first constant cutters are cut. At the age of 4-5 months - radical canines, painters and premolyara. To half a year all teeth of a kitten have to exchange on radical. If you find it difficult to determine independently the age of a kitten on teeth - carry it in the nearest veterinary clinic. Experienced doctors without effort will cope with this task. Besides, you will be able to make sure that your pet is exciting and to do him preventive vaccination, if necessary.