How do you tell the gender of a kitten?

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Josephine Bentley

Biology

2 October, 11:54

How do you tell the gender of a kitten?

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Gunnar Meyers · Answer 1

Look carefully at the space between the genital opening and the anus. If you see a small bulge or pouch, it's likely the scrotum, and thus the kitten is male. If you can't visually detect a scrotum, you can feel for them in kittens that are at least a month or two old.

Emmanuel Glass · Answer 2

If your cat is female, you'll find her genital opening (vulva) immediately below her anus, and it will be in the shape of a vertical slit. If your cat is male, his genital opening (penis) will be a noticeable distance from his anus - about ½ inch in kittens and 1 inch in adults - and will be a rounded shape.