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"Labeling" Your kittens

post #1 of 11
1/18/11 at 1:01pm
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So what do you guys do to differentiate your kittens? Especially when they look so much alike?
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post #2 of 11
1/18/11 at 9:32pm
I have never ha a litter around to have to tell apart, but my friend would take different colors of nail polish and polish one claw one the back feet.
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post #3 of 11
1/18/11 at 9:38pm
I watched 2 different kitten cams and there were 2 litters of almost identical kittens. They both used colored collars to distinguish the kittens.
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post #4 of 11
1/18/11 at 9:58pm
you can paint a toe in nail polish.
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post #5 of 11
1/18/11 at 10:44pm
I use small hair bands, but if the bubs are determined to remove them a dot of texta in the ear (must be reapplied each day)

If they are fluffy you can snip a bit of fur off, it grows back by 12 weeks when kitts are adopted.
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post #6 of 11
1/19/11 at 4:39am
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Originally Posted by Ashpie21 View Post
So what do you guys do to differentiate your kittens? Especially when they look so much alike?
That's a good question. I always wondered how people who's cats look exactly a like could tell them apart, especially ones that don't wear collars!
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post #7 of 11
1/19/11 at 12:47pm
Breeder friend of mine had a litter of 3 cream mackerel tabby male British SH's. What she did at home (and had to in the ring) was to take a magic marker and put a color dot (small) in one ear of two of the kittens. One red and one green (I think).

At a show were she had the boys, one judge questioned the dot and everyone cracked up laughing when the breeder told the judge - well its the only way I can tell them apart!

She didn't get penalized for it
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post #8 of 11
1/19/11 at 3:51pm
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For the nail polish way, couldn't that be dangerous? If they or the mother tried to lick it off?
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post #9 of 11
1/21/11 at 8:43pm
There is nail polish made for dogs, that's probably safer and non-toxic compared to regular human nail polish which can have some nasty chemicals.
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post #10 of 11
1/24/11 at 7:06am
I had 4 identical black kittens that I hand raised. I used red fast dry nail polish did the front right nail on one front left on one back right and back left. It was a big help especially during the 1am feedings when I wasn't sure who I was feeding!
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post #11 of 11
1/26/11 at 2:01pm
I heard a lot of people using the nail polish trick. My sister had to use nail polish with her kittens (Lilly's litter). Lilly's mother tends to have 2 or more black kittens in her litters. I never thought to ask her if she was using pet safe nail polish. I am glad that this topic came up because its important to remember the safety of the kittens. I love cats but sometimes others (including myself) don't learn enough about pet safe products.

Nekochan: Do you by chance have a list of pet safe nail polish brands? I would like to pass this information on to my sister incase she has more kittens. Thank you!
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