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calismom

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are they white with black spots or black with white spots? I love black and white kittes! They are my favorite!
 

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Where's the cuteness warning?!?
When were they born?
 

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six babies on March 26-27. The father, another ferral I call Ranger is also B&W. I have a feeling they may be long hair. It took 12 days for their eyes to open. They look a bit fuzzy to be short haired. She is an excellent mother; tolerates me picking them up but gives anyone else the evil eye. Two are white with black spots; the rest are the opposite. The one white one has a gray circle around each eye. He looks like a panda, in fact that is his name. They are starting to play and hit eachother. So sweet. They are a little over 2 weeks old. I know they should be weaned by 4 weeks. I will get the kitten attract litter. Any tips would be appreciated. All my other cats came to me full grown. Thanks for taking a look at the babes!! Shannon
 

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They don't need to be weaned by 4 weeks. They will still nurse from mom for quite some time yet. The only thing I would start them on at 4 weeks is solid food and the litter box. They still want and NEED mom
 

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Four weeks is fine for litter training, it's far too early for them to be weaned. My kittens started eating a little solid food by 5 weeks of age but they still got most of their nutrition from mom until closer to 8 weeks. They're over 7 months now and still occasionally want to nurse.
 

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Yup, yup on the nursing. Keep them with mama until at least 10 weeks so she can teach them good catiquette.
 

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The white ones with black spots are "van" pattern. They do look like dominos or a soccor ball.....


And you can try to introduce them to canned kitten food at 4 weeks, but its usually 5 or 6 weeks before they are really eating solid food. Let mom do the weaning - no reason for you to start it at 4 weeks. Kittens will nurse up to 8 weeks of mom allows it.

Just plan on keeping them all together for 10-12 weeks minimum.

BTW I'd love to see a pix of Panda
 

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I'm seeing spots....giggles...

Too cute! Looks like you've got some white with black, and some black with white. All you'd need is a r'ed all over' and you'd have a newspaper -hee!...

Okay, bad joke...
 

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Aww, I love the white with black spots or "Van" coloured kitties!

Such cute little bundles!
 

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Originally Posted by farleyv

Two are white with black spots; the rest are the opposite. The one white one has a gray circle around each eye. He looks like a panda, in fact that is his name.
he sounds adorable! the van patterned ones are the ones i liked best, too.
 
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