6 days old kitten: open eyes

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hi guys, my cat gave birth to 3 kittens last fri. one of em got his eyes opened today, i know it should take around 10 days for the eyes to open. is this ok or it means some kind of trouble?
 

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This is normal. It's just like most developmental milestones, there is a range of normal. I have had kittens' eyes open as early as 5 days or as late as 2 weeks and both were fine.
 

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Hi - one of my kittens opened their eyes at 2 days, and the other 4 by 4 days - we were really worried at first but it seems to have had no ill effect - just make sure you keep them in low level light for the first week or so, and don't flash em with your camera! (tempting as it may be!)
 
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