11 Fun Facts About Kittens

This one is dedicated to all the little bundles of cuteness out there. That’s right, we’re talking about kittens. And by kittens, we’re referring to cats under the age of 1 because once a kitten reaches 1 year old, they are considered an adult. Besides their irresistible charm, there are many interesting facts about kittens. Some of these facts might even surprise you.

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[ThePurringJournal]

Which of these facts about kittens did you find the most interesting? 😺
P.S. - Thank you again for helping us reach this new milestone (12, 000+ subscribers)! 😻 Thanks to you, cats are rightfully continuing to rule the internet! 🐈

[volaride]

I actually have a cat who had kittens while she was still a kitten! She was found at around 9 months, heavily pregnant, and was immediately rushed to a vet. She required surgery in order to survive the labour, and as a result of the pregnancy, her growth was stunted, but she survived and is thriving to this day! :)

[casey]

My cat had a distinct smell to her when she gave birth and so did her new kittens. I thought it could be her colostrum, but through the years after that (even after she was spayed and my kitten is now an adult) I would sometimes catch a rare whiff of it on them and I’d ask them why they smell “baby”. The papa cat never has it though. And it’s such a pleasant smell

[VoidHearted]

Imagine being a girl and having *14* brothers oh my god

[casey]

That’s why kittens that are separated from their mothers too early would have distended butt holes, because they’re constipated.

I also notice a difference in behavior between cats that grew up with their mothers and cats that were separated too young.

[kylealexander]

We always called kneading "making muffins" as I grew up. That was 30ish years ago. Lol

[warthog]

If you're giving a cat a flea bath, wash around the neck with soapy water first. Fleas always head for higher ground when they're getting wet and the soap will create a barrier to them, so it's easier to get most of them . They will drown in soapy water. Then use a flea comb to get any that are on the head and face. Some cats can get allergies to flea bites. We had a cat that would get huge raw areas on her skin that oozed if she was bitten by fleas, much worse reaction than just an itchy spot on the skin. The vet said she was extremely allergic to fleas so we put flea and tick meds on her every summer even though she didn't go outside. You can bring fleas and their eggs into the house on your shoes. We had to be very careful about fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, Angora cats have a tendency to react strongly to any kind of bites.

[meowu]

When my Max was a small kitten, I bathed him with Dawn dishwashing liquid; his fleas fell off him in no time.
He's now a 13-year-old, 23-pound fat cat.

[bonnieavelar]

I didn't know they're born blind and deaf. And I didn't know all kittens are born with blue eyes. No wonder, I've noticed that. Good things to know.

[louiselill]

Most of these facts I didn't know so thank you

[debbralehrman]

Thanks for the info. It was well put together and very cute.

[adriennegormley]

My mom and I rescued a throwaway blue & cream tortie who had been declawed. And her 2 kittens (that we know of). Male was a blue boy we named Eeyore bc of his color. The little girl I forget what itcwas bt rather generic. Mama we called Dusty. She loved my mom.
What cracked me up was when the kittens played typical kitten bouncy play, mom's reaction was: "Them's not kittens! Them's little cats!"
She learned a lot during that rescue, but as I'd raised kittens before, I already knew it.

[ellenfields-sischka]

Several of these things apply to all mammals, including humans.

[samurailevi]

My cat was born with blue eyes. The only difference between him and other cats is he keeps the blue color. He’s a ragdoll.

[rikiarmstrong]

Hi, it's Riki. just found you from discord, what a cute channel. Looking forward to watching more when I have some downtime.

[kosakionodera]

Congratulations for 12, 000 subscribers!🤯💖❄😻

[Sarafimm]

Please create purring ASMR/White Noise videos! Everytime I hear your intro I just go into Calm Contentment mode!

[liseburgess]

Thanks so much for all of this great information about kittens!! ❤️❤️❤️

[StephanieSilverfield]

Flea Anemia is no joke, when I was younger (10+ years ago) we came across an abandoned kitten (I named him Chip) that was infested. Unfortunately, though we tried saving him, he passed away the next day. More recently we came across a pair of kittens that had fleas (not as bad as 'Chip' did) and after a quick vet phone call, we took snips of my adult cat's Seresto flea collar (note: Seresto collars have a 8 month usage, and at the time this happened, the collar we snipped was already on my cat for 6 months) attached them to the outside of some kitten collars, and put them on the kittens. Within a few hours both kittens were flea free and survived. Both 'Biscuit' and 'Bobby' both are now happy and healthy 1 year old neutered males, living with my friend's parents (their forever home).

[chrisaskin]

I was under the impression that when a cat kneads (other than it's mother's teat) it was marking/laying claim to it's possession/territory, because it has scent glands in it's feet. My cat frequently kneads the tops of my feet - when I'm wearing slippers thankfully, because claws are used - but he only does it when I'm wearing moccasin style slippers, which happen to be made of suede.