Kitten Care : How Soon Can I Hold a Newborn Kitten?

If a newborn kitten is an orphan, it can be handled right away in order to give feedings, but if the mother cat is present, handling should be kept to a minimum. Avoid over-handling newborn kittens until they are several weeks old with tips 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

[kissmebooty3]

my cat is pregooo

yyeeaa i cant wait

but even if your cat is not agrressive you still mite not want to touch the kittens... this guy does know wat he is talking about...

[Outcast137]

i had to help my cat give birth. let alone she had them on my lap and woke me up at 5 in the morning making it very clear she was having them=P

[xXHeavenXx13]

my first cat sweetie was amazin she let me n my brothers hold her kittens a day or 2 after they were born she was perfectly fine with it the same applied to her second litter i just wish i still had her

[toomzie15]

My cat let me carry her kittens the second day after she gave birth!

[DarknessMaster55]

At some points that little kitten has a " look mommy im on TV" face XD but you can see she wants to take a nap

[andreaxxfarrellyxoxo]

My cat had six kittens last night :) but one didn't survive and now there is only 5 :( but I still love the kittens it's sad how tht one didn't survive :(

[okiedokie874]

My cat had her kittens last night, everything was great, we had 4 gorgeous little kitties:')The second one however, got stuck and we put on our little gloves and got helping, we had to pull his head out, he was huge.

Dont nag me about the spaying, we didnt realise she was pregnant and we havent got alot of money at the moment.

+ Our cat let us handle our kittens right away, no problem:-)

[samfitzy8]

My cat had 4 kittens yesterday and she wont let me near them can't wait to hold them!!!!!!!

[shewolfsiren]

We had to make a 45-minute run to the clinic in Greenville at 3:30 in the morning August 2, 2009 for an emergency c-section. The first one got stuck and didn't make it. But his five other brothers did, and so did mama cat. She understood that I was simply helping her feed her babies from Day 1---al the same, she did give a "what-are-you-doing-mother?" wink at me from time to time.

[neoYTPism]

That is one adorable kitten. o.o

[agfashioncooker]

my cat had 5 kittens this morning but she is soo protective over them

[spazattackification]

@Outcast137 lmfao. My cat had kittens at 5 in the morning as well! They're adorable little things. 3 orange tabbies, and one pure black.