Why can you get kittens from 6 weeks? I'm planning on getting a kitten in the next 3 weeks or so, and I've read here and heard from friends that getting one before 10-12 weeks has negative effects. I don't want to take any chances, so I plan on getting one at least that old.
But my question is, if there are negative effects from getting them too soon, why can you find lots of kittens from 6 weeks up? Some of them that I've found are coming from people who know a lot about cats and have raised multiple litters. The Purina website says to get kittens no later than 8 weeks or they're harder to train. Even some pet shops and shelters around here are advertising kittens younger than 10 weeks and saying that they're ready to go home. Why do they do this?
But my question is, if there are negative effects from getting them too soon, why can you find lots of kittens from 6 weeks up? Some of them that I've found are coming from people who know a lot about cats and have raised multiple litters. The Purina website says to get kittens no later than 8 weeks or they're harder to train. Even some pet shops and shelters around here are advertising kittens younger than 10 weeks and saying that they're ready to go home. Why do they do this?