New born kittens

iLikeCats's picture
published by iLikeCats on Sat, 01/15/2011 - 11:47

cute kitten During the pregnancy period, kittens securely grow and develop in their mother's womb. All the necessary nutrients alongside with oxygen are received from the mother's organism via the placenta. At the moment of birth, a number of changes, especially the ones related to the heart and the respiratory system, take place: the new born kitten for the first time inhales all by itself and its lungs start fully functioning. Newly-born kittens already have a strong sucking reflex and straight away start looking for milk.

iLikeCats.co.uk recommends these books about kitten care

Buy kitten care bookBuy kitten care bookBuy kitten care bookBuy kitten care bookBuy kitten care book

For the first several weeks kittens are helpless, blind and absolutely reliant on their mother or on a human (in case the mother is not fulfilling her maternity responsibilities). People should always be ready to take care of the kittens if the need arises, especially if their feline is having its first litter.

Most often if the queen is caring and attentive, if she has enough milk, she can take care of her kittens without humans' aid. Kittens spend a lot of time nursing and sleeping, whereas their mother is trying to keep them warm, feed them, lick them, massage their abdomens thus aiding their urination and defecation, and keeps the nesting environment clean. If the newly-borns are full and satisfied after the nursing they silently fall asleep.

Tags:

Comments

Visitor (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:00

I just have a question, what is the best temperature for kittens. i mean an a house

peter (not verified)

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 13:32

85 agrees to 90 agrees

jenny (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:00

my cat gave birth to 5 kittens they are soooooo cute

Headcat (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:00

How do you treat bloating in newborn kittens? Thank you.

new kat (not verified)

Thu, 03/03/2011 - 09:36

very gently massage there tummys the mum shud do thid automaticaly but if there is bloating she may be to tierd especialy if shes had a large litter do this 2 3 times over a few hours and if the kitten is still bloated you may want to seek the help of a vet

tasha (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:01

i need 2 no weeming age and ime 2 leave mummy help

anna (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:01

that was very informative

chel (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:01

i just found my kittens, kitten in the garden!!!

blobby90 (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:01

When I was little I had always wanted to be a vet but now I'm in high school I wat to work with animals but I don't know what sort of animal job?

andrea (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:01

my new born kitten hasent meowed since this morning and i am worried she wont meow again! she has not meowed or waken up at all! ps if u want a kitten email moonlight90900@hotmail.com

Kitten number 3 (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:02

Meow...meow...mummmy..i want milk

MILEY (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:02

WHY DO CATS HATE DOGS

TED (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:02

WHY ARE CATS BALD WHEN THEY ARE FIRST BORN

Charis (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:02

my cat just had 6 kittens yesterday n 1 the day before they are so cute

Charis (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:02

1 Black 1 Ginger 2 Black N White 2 Black White N Ginger

lucy (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:03

charis, where abouts in the country are you. as im looking for some kittens.

Saniya (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:03

my cat is haaving kittens if u want a kitten contact me at bloomingsaniya@yahoo.co.uk

khadijah (not verified)

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 00:47

hiya,
you said your cat was having kittens, when are they due and would i be able to have a female kitten, i live in Huddersfield, so is there a possible way i could receive one off you ?

thank you, please get in touch a.s.a.p :) kind regards

khadijah (not verified)

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 00:49

i forgot to give my email p13kj146@hotmail.com :)

Abbey (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:03

this may sound stupid but do kittens poo and wee cause my cat is pregnant due in 1 week and i wanted to no ..

karen (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:03

i need help my cat has just had 3 kittens and i want to make sure i look after them properley any advice

bob (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:04

my cat had 3 kittens a few days ago, could you give me some advice

traci (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:04

my cat had 3 yesterday=-] there so CUTE 2 black 1black/gray feet

Nicky (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:04

My cat just had five gorgeous kittens. Its my cats first litter. Any advice ??

ariel (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:04

is there a certain age kittens have to be before they are held by humans

paula 05 may (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:05

my cat had 4 lovely kittens today blessssssssssssssss

Luan (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:05

My cat had 5 kittens sunday, 1 died yest and another today, i dont know why?

Jen (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:05

Luan, I am really sorry to hear that. I hope the other 4 r ok x

sharron (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:05

my black and white cat has just had 2 kittens who are both black and white too ... is something wrong with them ?please help ...

samantha (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:05

it says nothing about when u can start handling them

RUTH (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:06

MY CAT HAD 3 KITTENS,I DIED 2 ARE FAB AND DOIN WELL,HER FIRST LITTER,WELL DONE MOLLY,LUV MUMMY.

linda (not verified)

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 10:32

my cat had 4 kittens ,but one dead,sad.first litter too!!they r so cute!!!

megan beaumont (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:06

i like cats

jessie may turpin (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:06

we have 12 kittens from differentt mums and they have got conjuctalitus

amma (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:06

where could i find kittens any kittens for sale if so i need 2 kittens if u could help email:happygirl_22@hotmail.co.uk

steve (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:06

my cat had 2 kittens on monday then 2 more tuesday shes like a little hussy as there all differant colours lol

leah (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:07

my cat had 8 kittens last saturday. 7 have more or less doubled in size but the last 1 has hardly grown at all. have been trying to feed it with special milk and bottle but hasnt been too sucessful, didnt think it would survive this long but hopefully it wil be alright. has anyone else had a cat that has had this many kittens. the most my other cat had was 5 and some always died within the 1st few days. i really cant believe that all 8 are still alive nearly 1 week on!!

lois (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:09

leah, the same happened with one of my kittens in the end she died i tried putting her on one of the tits but as she was so weak she would not suckle and slip of when i let go, she was born with no fur and also really skinny we only have to now

Lauren (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:07

My kitten has just had kittens just over a week ago. hen will the Motherr stop cleaning the pee and poop from them and when will they start using the litter tray?

Britney (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:07

i love my cat so much she is so so so so so cute! she just had kittens (10) we are selling 8 i dont want to sell any but my dad hates animals i only just scraped geting my cat.my dad is not happy about it having kittens we still dont know who the dad is of the kittens yet. the kittens are so small they dont even fit in the palm of my hand.

jade + chloe (not verified)

Sat, 04/23/2011 - 20:00

they must be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!

jan (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:07

im wondering where i can find a kitten by christmas

James (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:07

this is the site that i got my kitten masie from!! trust me it works :)

leila (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:08

i want a kitten however a dont noe were i should get it from ... like a JUST BEEN BORN KITTEN

nicola (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:08

iam looking for a white kitten, or any kitten can anyone help the kitten would be well looked after??

ANISA MIAH (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:08

I LIKE THE STORY

ANISA MIAH (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:08

I HAVE ACAT HE IS SO SO SO CUOOT ILIKE THE CAT

Debbie (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:08

My cat Tiggy had 6 kittens 10 days ago, 1 was dead when born but the others are all doing just fine. She is doing a grand job!

lois (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:09

i started handeling my cats kittens from the minute they were born and she acceptd me doing so, she allowed me to help her give birth and take one of the kittens away when it was unable to breath, she also allowed me ti take the sack of one of the kittens as soon as it came out she just watched me do so then when i had finished she licked it clean from then on she has had no problem with me handling the kittens but no one else was allowed to as she felt freatened, as i was there when she gave birth to then i was allowed

Erin (not verified)

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 12:09

My cat just had one kitten. Will she get enough milk?

Pages

Add new comment

More information about text formats

Filtered HTML

  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.