Is my feral kitten a male or female?

I caught this kitten from a local dairy farm which has a huge colony of ferals.  She (I'm assuming it's a she, but it's so hard for me to tell) big my finger right through the glove upon capture, but has been settling down lately.  Anyways, I would like to have her spayed as soon as possible, probably in the next month and a half or so, but I was just curious to know if it would be a spay or neuter process. 

I suppose I don't really need to know, but it helps with the name process.    I've been calling her Clara, but maybe Clarence would be more fitting.

Here is the little cutie:


And her (or his) behind:  (sorry about the crappy quality, she moves a lot)  If need be I'll get my boyfriend to help hold her while I violate her more with the camera.

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You have a very adorable little girl there! I love the name Clara by the way.

Although it looks like a girl at first glance, sometimes, it takes a while for the testicles to "drop".

How old is the kitten?

I have had two fosters lately turn from boys to girls magically.

I had a call to pick up a beautiful orange female and when I got "her" home... bam.. a boy.

I'm sure a vet can give you a def answer.

Thanks guys!  If I had to guess I would say she's about 7 weeks.  I know it's a little early for her to be taken away but I figured a life free of fleas and parasites was better than staying with momma a couple weeks longer.

About what age do the testes drop?  I tried to feel around the area for them but either I'm doing it wrong or there's nothing there.  Oh I hope it's a she!  I've only ever had girl cats, and I love 'em.  My last female was a DLH calico and she lived to be 18.  She was my BFF.  

Levi68 said:

Although it looks like a girl at first glance, sometimes, it takes a while for the testicles to "drop".

How old is the kitten?

I have had two fosters lately turn from boys to girls magically.

I had a call to pick up a beautiful orange female and when I got "her" home... bam.. a boy.

I'm sure a vet can give you a def answer.

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Haha!  This happened to my brother and his cat.  He had named her 'Lola' and would even sing her the song "La-la-la-la-lola...walked like a woman but talked like a man." and when he picked 'her' up after the surgery discovered 'she' was a he.  His name is now Louis.

Yeah, on some cats the identification is quite easy even as kittens, on some it may be difficult. I have known and heard both breeders and vets be mistaken. 

And all the stories of the family´s little friendly tom, who got a little round on the belly - lotsa good food did he got, yeah.  One day he disappears, but comes forward several days later with two precious small kittens drinking her milk for full!  

My bet is that's a boy, although the photo isn't clear enough to be certain.

Wow, I can't really tell. I have one girl who looks like a boy, even now that she's grown (a neutered boy, of course!). Now, it does look like s/he has some orange spots? Or is that my imagination? If so, probably a girl; torties are rarely boys. Although anything is possible! :lol3:

Well I looked at her again today, and maybe she has grown a bit since these pictures were taken, because it seems to me that she is very clearly a female.  (Hope so!)  I always second guess myself though.

2 weeks after the capture and she is the sweetest thing!  She plays like no tomorrow and will even take cat naps with me on the couch.  

Now, it does look like s/he has some orange spots?

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I thought I might be seeing this too.  If he/she is tri-colored (if there is some orange mixed in with that gray and white) then there is a 99% chance of female.  I know you have had great experiences with girl cats, but I just had to interject that boy kitties are great too....total lovebugs.  I have two of each and love them all.

txcatmom said:

I thought I might be seeing this too.  If he/she is tri-colored (if there is some orange mixed in with that gray and white) then there is a 99% chance of female.  I know you have had great experiences with girl cats, but I just had to interject that boy kitties are great too....total lovebugs.  I have two of each and love them all.

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I know I shouldn't be so picky!    I'd love him/her either way.  I've always heard that girl kitties are more independent while boy kitties are more lovable.  Is this true?  One of my girls was a lover while the other one was snobbish, but she's coming around with age.  So far this baby adores me, I hope it stays that way.

She does have 2 veeeery light orange streaks above her eyes, so perhaps she is female then.  I never knew that!  I thought that only applied to patchy calicos.  Cool.