What would be a better choice a kitten about a week old or a 6 to 12 month old cat?

1. What is the best age to bring a kitten home?
2. What is the best age for kittens to leave their mother?
3. What can a 1 week old kitten do?
4. How old should a kitten be for its first vet visit?
5. How soon can you adopt a kitten?
6. What should 7 week old kittens be doing?
7. Can a kitten leave at 7 weeks?
8. Is it OK to give kittens away at 6 weeks old?
9. Can a kitten leave mum at 7 weeks?
10. Can a 1 week old kitten survive without its mother?
11. How long can 1 week old kittens go without eating?
12. When should I take my 8 week old kitten to the vet?
13. Do all kittens have worms?
14. Do kittens need shots?

What is the best age to bring a kitten home?

Bringing your kitten home

Kittens should not leave their mother until they are at least eight weeks old and pet experts agree that 12-13 weeks is best. “Those extra few weeks lets your kitten learn lots of important new skills by watching its mother,” explains Dr Maeve Moorcroft, head of pets at Pets at Home.

What is the best age for kittens to leave their mother?

It's important to separate the kittens from the queen when they're ready. Don't separate them before they reach eight weeks of age, as they will still be learning from their mum.

What can a 1 week old kitten do?

The First Week. When kittens are first born, they are helpless—they cannot see, hear, keep themselves warm, or eliminate waste on their own. They fit in the palm of your hand and weigh 3-5 ounces. ... Even so, these kittens can purr and make distress calls.

How old should a kitten be for its first vet visit?

Your Pet's First Appointment

Puppies should ideally have their first veterinary appointment around six weeks of age, and kittens around eight weeks.

How soon can you adopt a kitten?

At most shelters and rescues, kittens can be adopted starting at 8 weeks. Breeders will often wait until the kitten has been with their mother for at least 12 weeks, with many breeders waiting until 14 weeks.

What should 7 week old kittens be doing?

Seven-week-old kittens are becoming more independent, which comes with its advantages—you're probably not bottle feeding anymore—and disadvantages—they're now very curious and also highly mobile and coordinated. You'll have to keep a close eye on them.

Can a kitten leave at 7 weeks?

In most cases, nursing ends when the kitten is 8 to 10 weeks old, but, sometimes, it may last for several months. ... Thus, from this point of view, 10 weeks of age, is the earliest safe age for a kitten to leave its mother. That is, at the time when the kitten has stopped nursing.

Is it OK to give kittens away at 6 weeks old?

Ideally, kittens should stay with their mother and littermates until they are 12 weeks old. They can leave for adoption after eight weeks, but may develop behavioral problems from being incompletely socialized and weaned. Anything under 8 weeks is too young to be taken from the mother.

Can a kitten leave mum at 7 weeks?

7 weeks is too young to take the kitten from its mother if you can avoid it. If it is still a possiblity, leave the kitten with its mum for another 5 weeks, and you will be rewarded with a stronger, sturdier kitten with a good immune system, and completely toilet trained.

Can a 1 week old kitten survive without its mother?

Unfortunately, orphaned kittens less than 4 weeks old cannot live without their mother, and must be bottle fed around the clock in order to survive. ... In the first weeks of their lives, kittens need their mother's care and antibodies from her milk.

How long can 1 week old kittens go without eating?

But the newborn kitten is not with her mother! A newborn kitten can only survive for 12 hours without a mother's milk. A little grown-up kitten can survive up to 4 days without food. In such cases, keep the alternate of milk which contains almost all the nutrients.

When should I take my 8 week old kitten to the vet?

When an eight week old kitten won't eat

Don't worry if your kitten doesn't eat much that first day, provided that he seems active and otherwise in good health. But if he is still not eating the following day, you need to take him to a vet.

Do all kittens have worms?

Do all kittens have worms? Intestinal parasites are common in kittens. Kittens can become infected with parasites almost as soon as they are born, since one of the most common sources of roundworm infection is in the mother's milk. ... Tapeworms are one of the most common intestinal parasites of cats.

Do kittens need shots?

Immunizations are started at 6-8 weeks of age and are repeated every 3-4 weeks until the kitten is 4 months old. The routine or core vaccinations will protect your kitten from the most common diseases: feline distemper (panleukopenia), feline viral rhinotracheitis (feline herpes virus 1), calicivirus, and rabies.