Fun facts about kittens!
Kittens are born with blue eyes
Many human babies are born with blue eyes, but the color of the iris develops over their first year or two, and they are likely to change eye color as they get older. One of the most fun facts about kittens is that they are also born with blue-gray eyes. Some breeds, like Siamese, will retain their blue color, while most will change pigment during the first year of life. After one year, they should have grown into their permanent eye color.
They have superior senses
Here’s a fact about kittens that might make you jealous. Kittens possess a superhuman sense of smell. By 4 weeks old, their sense of smell is fully developed, aided by an extra smell organ called the vomeronasal organ. This helps them find mom because they can’t see well yet.
They develop their sense of hearing by 4 weeks old. They have one of the best hearing capabilities of all land mammals. Humans can hear 20,000 hertz, but a cat can hear far better at 65,000 hertz.
Kittens are super easy to potty train
Kittens have a natural instinct to bury their waste. They also learn to use the litter box by watching their mother. All you need to do is plop them in the box a couple times, and they should get the idea very quickly.
Kittens knead
Have you ever wondered why kittens and cats knead items and people? Kittens knead their mother to stimulate milk flow. For some reason, they carry this practice into adulthood. If a cat is kneading you, they may have chosen you as a mother figure.
Kittens can make more kittens!
This one is a not-so-fun fact about kittens that is very true. If you consider a kitten to be any cat that is under one year of age, then yes, kittens can get pregnant. At about 5 months old, kittens become sexually mature and can go into heat and multiply. Luckily, kittens can be spayed as early as 8 weeks. This will prevent pregnancy and the undesirable effects of going into heat, like howling.
Kittens can take Flea Treats!!!
Kittens can take Flea Treats as soon as they’re able to eat food on their own. Prior to that, they depend on their mom’s milk. If she is taking Flea Treats, she will pass the protection from Flea Treats to her kittens at feeding time.