At birth kittens are nothing but cuddly scraps of fur. Regardless if it's a boy or girl, they are so cute. Later on, the gender of the kitten might be important for you to know.
Realize that some kittens are just too young to be sexed. A kitten's genitalia are teeny, tiny at birth. Until a kitten is over two weeks old, the gender will be indeterminable. Sometimes veterinarians and breeders with lots of experience have been known to make mistakes. It is best to hold off a few weeks before trying to find out the gender of a kitten.
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Figure out the sex of your kitten. Once the kitty reaches several weeks of age, it ought to be more possible to determine its gender. Keep punctuation marks in mind when you are figuring out the gender of a kitten (sounds weird huh? - but from experience, I know that it works). If you want a description about the genitals of male kittens, I can say that they look like a colon or dots one above the other. The first one (at the top) is the anus and the one below that is the penis. There is a small space left between those two holes that will later hold the testicles which have yet to form. (On a male kitten you may find two small bumps in the genital area which are his testicles just beginning to grow). If you gently squeeze the urinary opening you can verify that the kitten is a boy. If a tiny penis comes out, that is an indication that it's a male.
Be aware of the characteristics of female kittens. We need to think about punctuation marks again - but now like an up-turned exclamation mark! The dot would be the anus and the longer mark or slit would be the vagina. Once you have sexed a few different kittens, you will be able to recognize that the opening on the female is a lot closer to the anus than for the male. It almost looks as though the vaginal opening is attached or just below the anus when the kitten is a female.
It is safe to neuter kittens as young as 6-weeks-old. However, they must remain along with their moms for a minimum of 8 or even 12 weeks. Kittens need time to get used to new locations and people in their lives. If they don't get this it can be detrimental to its overall survival. The kitten should stay with you for at least two months before being adopted out. In addition, having a longer stay gives a couple months to figure out if your kitten is a boy or girl.
Finding Out the Sex of Your Kitten
Tiffany Provost writes about kitten development and other pets and animal tips [http://www.howtodothings.com/pets-and-animals] for HowToDoThings.com.
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