Newborn Kitten Gender Identification

Do not use the color of your kitten as the sole test for its gender.

Newborn kitten gender identification. Almost all but not all kittens of calico black white and orange or tortishell black and orange color are females. Look under the newborn s tail. A male will have a much greater distance between the genitals and anus than females inch apart on a male kitten or over 1 inch apart on a male adult cat. Once the tail is up you should have full view of the cat s genitals and anus.

In the male the penis is lower down almost between the back legs. The color of the kitten may suggest its gender. Male kittens have reproductive openings that are circular while female kittens have a vertical slit. Or to be blunt the holes are closer together in a girl than in a boy.

However a few characteristic differences can be observed in kittens as young as five weeks old genital spacing coat color and behavior indicating their sex. Therefore a lack of testicles doesn t necessarily mean your kitten is female. Check the spacing between the anus directly under the tail and the vulva or penis. Additionally the color of your kitten may help to identify it by gender.

How to determine the sex of a kitten when sexing kittens the easiest way to explain the difference is by saying that the distance between the anus and the urinary tract opening is much shorter in a female than in a male. More orange kittens are male than female although the association between color and sex is not as strong as in the calico tortishell colored kitten. Also many kittens are neutered at a very young age these days. At first glance even professionals find it tricky to distinguish a female kitten from a male.

In the female the vulva is just a few millimeters from the anus. And while the testicles should in theory be palpable within the scrotum lying in that space between the anus and penile opening they may be too small to identify. Typically although not always calico and tortoiseshell kittens are female. Orange striped kittens are likely male while certain colors like tortoiseshell brown orange marbled black and sometimes is white as well and calico white black and orange are mostly female.

Lots of people liked our video last year about how to tell if your kitten is a boy or a girl by catdogcuties so here s another video showing how to know what. The penis itself is not normally visible in male cats and can be very hard to feel especially in young kittens. Kitten genitals are not as developed as adult cats making gender determination a crapshoot. If you know what to look for however there are several key differences that will allow you to differentiate between the sexes.