Kitten Development 5 Months

Time to spay or neuter a kitten.

Kitten development 5 months. 5 month old kitten care. Kittens can start to look like adult cats by 6 months of age thus they need nutritional support for optimum health and development during their growth phase which lasts 12 months. At six months of age your kitten may look like a little adult but that doesn t mean it has reached its adult size the basic rule of thumb is that the average sized cat will gain about 1 pound a month so at six months of age your kitten should weigh about 6 pounds with a lanky torso and legs.

Feed your kitten with healthy kitten s food be it wet or dry protein rich is preferable to boost their growth while paying attention to their weight. If the teeth do not fall out by the time the kitten is about six months of age a veterinarian may recommend they be extracted when the kitten gets spayed or neutered. His eyes change from baby blue to mysterious cat shades of gold or green or even ice blue.

Yes your kitten is growing up. Physical and mental development. And he s blasting his way toward adolescence.

During the next few months your kitten s deciduous or baby teeth will fall out. Engage your kitten in playtimes spread throughout the day to tire her out if you plan on catching a full eight hours of sleep. At three months of age a kitten will have developed all of its baby teeth and they will even begin falling out.

At 5 6 months the kitten is old enough to be spayed or neutered. There are some important things to mind when you want to care for your 5 month old kitten.