Determining Kittens' Sex

moxymom · May 26, 2005

We're itching to name the kittens but first want to determine the sex so the names are appropriate

I've read almost every article I can get my hands on and I'm just not sure. The orange kitten (who we were going to name Cinnamon) seems VERY obviously MALE. But I thought it was usually hard to tell with newborns. Do newborn male kittens usually have such large...ummm....you know? The other two, I'm just not sure...they don't look the same as each other, but neither of them looks like the orange one either LOL

aussie cat love · May 26, 2005

Try this site It might help

http://vetinfo.com/csexcat.html

moxymom · May 26, 2005

Ty....ummm....any idea why my one 5 day old kitten would have a set of testicles like an adult cat? ROFL Honest to god, they're HUGE.

ash_bct · May 26, 2005

Can you get pics? That will help anyone here help you figure it out

moxymom · May 26, 2005

I'll try to get some tomorrow

Wasn't sure how people would react to my posting pics of my kitties backsides

ash_bct · May 26, 2005

We have all seen them

Go ahead! It will make it a lot easier for everyone to help!

moxymom · May 26, 2005

BTW, I followed the links in your siggy....cool site! Making pages now

moxymom · May 26, 2005

Oooookkkkkkk......It's incredibly hard to get a clear pic of a kittens backside LOL. I don't know how much (if anything) you'll be able to tell from this but here goes (along with my predictions).

Here's the firstborn (who I think is a boy though it's hard to tell from this pic!)

Here's the second born (who I think is a girl):

And the "runt" (who I think is a girl):

gayef · May 26, 2005

First picture - Boy

Second picture - Girl

Third picture - Boy

moxymom · May 26, 2005

Can I ask how you can tell? LOL The first I have no problem with cause his testicles are quite obvious...but the other two puzzle me.

gayef · May 26, 2005

I see the testicle sack in the first and third pictures but not the second - other than that I don't know how to tell you how I can tell. LOL

moxymom · May 26, 2005

Well crap LOL That 3rd kitty might not be so crazy about the name I picked

laureen227 · May 26, 2005

the best explanation i've ever heard for sexing kittens is this -
boys look like colons : one dot over the other
girls look like semicolons ; dot over a slit
just in case the pix don't show the real thing - i found them to fuzzy to make a call. also, ginger/red cats are usually male.

moxymom · May 26, 2005

Hmmm....now I'm not sure again LOL Cajun (orange one) I have no doubt about. But the whole colon vs semi colon raises questions about the other 2 now...cause it looks semi colonish to me....granted, I have a clear view LOL

beckiboo · May 26, 2005

I read that 70% of orange cats are male. I think Cinnamon works for male or female! I can't wait to use this new info to check my babies when I get home! I have a tortie, so can use her for reference!

moxymom · May 26, 2005

Your kitties were born the same day as mine

gayef · May 26, 2005

I find the colon/semi-colon thing to be very confusing. From the pics you posted (and granted, you do have a much clearer view) I stand by my original assessment. You have two boys and a girl.

cjandbilly · May 26, 2005

Originally Posted by Beckiboo

I read that 70% of orange cats are male. I think Cinnamon works for male or female! I can't wait to use this new info to check my babies when I get home! I have a tortie, so can use her for reference!

I've read that 95% of all orange tabbys are male. Cool, eh?

That third one is definitely a boy. I can see it too. The second is surely a girl, too! The first was the only one I had to look at for a minute, but it looks boyish to me.

moxymom · May 26, 2005

Hehe trust me...the pic didn't do him justice LOL If you saw him up close and personal there'd be noooo doubt at all

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