Comments on: What Is The Optimum Age At Which A Kitten Should Leave Its Litter Mother And Siblings?

By: Romana

Romana — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:51:56 +0000

Q: Do Ragdolls mature slower than other kittens?
A: Yes, it is certainly true that some breeds mature slower. I breed Birman cats and have also raised Russian Blue cats, and my experience is that they are really not ready to leave their original families until they are about 12 weeks old. That is also the age when they can be de-sexed, which I always combine with micro-chipping.
On the other hand, I am also active in cat rescue, and domestic (mongrel) kittens seem to reach the same stage of maturity already a few weeks earlier. However, I do not consider them ready to leave their mother until they are at least 8 weeks old, and they also need a caring human for socialising.

By: sandrar

sandrar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:30:27 +0000

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By: luigi

luigi — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:50:33 +0000

i have 5 kittens they are all ginger they eat tesco cat food and they are only 5 weeks old it is quite funny my dog likes to play with them and looks after them the kittens are mad and they run around the house mad my mom has to catch them before they run out the house because they are mad andy murray is on tv they are doing a mexican wave haha funny !!

By: Gmom

Gmom — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:56:08 +0000

Do Ragdoll kittens mature slower than other kittens, or is this an old wives tale?

By: susan

susan — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:05:15 +0000

We let Kittens go between 9 and 12 weeks, though we have let one go at 8. We keep them that long as my mother and father want to make sure they will be alright without their mother, plus my mom never wants to let them go

Sue