Kitten Care : When Can Kittens Leave Their Mom?

At six weeks old, kittens can leave the mother cat, but generally they will do better socially and health-wise if they are kept with the mother until eight weeks old. Avoid taking a kitten from its mother too early, particularly if the kitten is sickly, with information from a veterinarian in this free video on kitten care.

Expert: Dr. James Talbott
Bio: Dr. James R. Talbott is a staff veterinarian at Belle Forest Animal Hospital and Kennel in Nashville, Tenn.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• kittens
• kitten care
• newborn kittens
• pregnant cats
• orphan kittens
• kitten food
• kitten diseases
• cats

[MrHugorocks]

my cat had babies one of them was born dead and she started to eat it its that normal behavior or theres something wrong with my cat??

[piratehunter1]

@kcaj909 try puttin the box where he does his business then he will relate poo and pee to the box instead also get a powder that can remove the scent from the carpet.

[dancergirlmh]

i am getting a kitten she will be 5 weeks old, this is a big strong kitten with a good attitude the mom has taught them where and what food is and how to use the litterbox, will she be taken away to early?

[kcaj909]

I just got my kitten 2 days ago and he is 5 weeks old at the moment, so we got him when he was 5 weeks old and hes eating, drinking and sleeping well but he isn't using the litter box at all, we have tried placing him into it when he needs to go but he keeps running into one of the corners of the house and doing it there and we have tried slowly scraping his paws inside the litter box but still nothing, Can u help?