I was wondering what the youngest "week-age" a kitten can be adopted out from its mother. I've heard anywhere from 6-8 weeks, to 10-12 weeks. It's been a LONG time since we had any new-born kittens in the family (1993). I dont know how old Chassis was when we adopted her from the vet. Caliper was about 7-8 weeks when we got her from the recycling center.
We are looking to adopt two kittens from Rob's brother's gf's friend's cat's litter (whew, that's a long one). They are 2-3 weeks old, and they wanted to adopt them out in another 3-4 weeks. Is this WAY too soon? That would put them at 5-7 weeks. We'd probably wait the 4 weeks. (And definitely a lot longer than I expected to wait to get some kittens!) A friend of mine started putting hers up for adoption at 6 weeks.
I ask because Rob & I dont want to do anything bad for their welfare. We're ready to bring some kittens into our life here, to cheer us up, play with, and to enjoy since we've been talking about getting kittens for the last year or so.
We are looking to adopt two kittens from Rob's brother's gf's friend's cat's litter (whew, that's a long one). They are 2-3 weeks old, and they wanted to adopt them out in another 3-4 weeks. Is this WAY too soon? That would put them at 5-7 weeks. We'd probably wait the 4 weeks. (And definitely a lot longer than I expected to wait to get some kittens!) A friend of mine started putting hers up for adoption at 6 weeks.
I ask because Rob & I dont want to do anything bad for their welfare. We're ready to bring some kittens into our life here, to cheer us up, play with, and to enjoy since we've been talking about getting kittens for the last year or so.