Determining the gender of your new kitten can be challenging. The difference between female and male kittens can be confusing even for the most experienced cat owners.
We sat down with Stephen Quandt, a fear-free certified feline behavior consultant, to learn how to determine the sex of kittens. He explains how urine flow, coat color, and genital shape can be used to tell if your kitten is a girl or a boy. He also answers questions about feline reproduction, cat birth, and kitten personality.
Narnia was born with electric blue eyes and a perfectly split gray and black face. He has a black body with tufts of white on his chest and hind paws. The 5-year-old British Shorthair might have a rare genetic condition called chimerism.
With dreamy blue eyes and hamster-like cheeks, Hosico Cat has amassed a whopping 1.9 million Instagram followers. This cuddly czar-of-cuteness is an 8-year-old golden Scottish Straight from Moscow.
Rover was born to be a meowdel. Owner Angelina Kayyalaynen and her partner, Sergey Shlyakhtich, dress him up in Haute CATure. Then he sashays down the runway with major cattitude. He has 878K TikTok followers and 349K Instagram followers.
With slightly-crossed baby blues, stubby legs, and pinkish-black jellybeans, Nala has pawed her way into the hearts of 4.3 million people — earning the Guinness World Record for the Most Popular Cat on Instagram.
Smudge — who has 1.5 million Instagram followers — is a chunky yet funky meme-lord who hates veggies (except for taters).
With gossamer green eyes, giant batty ears, and goaty meows, Balam has scratched his way to Instafame with 290K followers. An Oriental Shorthair, he lives a littermate and three rescued street cats.