Week 7: Nearly ready to go!

     

Kitten Watch 2024: Caramel and her sweet kittens

At 7 weeks of age, the kittens are enjoying their last week or so with their siblings and mum, before they are ready to find their new homes in the big wide world at 8 weeks old!

All kittens together in their pen

This week we noticed the kittens have grown in height and length and are looking sleeker. Their eyes are becoming more bluish/green in colour - getting closer to their adult eye colours! They are eating and drinking on their own and are a bit more vocal. At this age, kittens are no longer dependent on their mum for milk although they still might want to suckle from her sometimes.

 

Costa and Cinnamon showing us their bluey-green eyes

Costa and Cinnamon love playing together and Chai is still having great fun chasing everyone's tails! The kittens now also have access to the back part of the pen through the cat flap to play in, and Costa is showing everyone how to get through there.

Cheeky Chai yawning after all that chasing!

Cuddly Coban having a little rest

Thank you for joining us for Week 7 of Kitten Watch! Next week will be an exciting week as the kittens will be 8 weeks old and ready for rehoming! Caramel will also be ready to go to her new home after doing such an amazing job as their mum!

Caramel resting in her bed after all that hard work - well done Caramel!

 

Please note, these blog posts are not in real time, the kittens are a little bit older at the time of writing. However, we hope you enjoy following along with their weekly development from day one. You will get to see how they grow, change and blossom into lovely young cats with the support of their amazing mum, Caramel, and our dedicated team of cat care staff and volunteers here at Wales Cat Centre.

 

If you would like to donate towards the care for our cats, including those like Caramel and her kittens, you can do so on our website here. Anything you can give, big or small, can really make a difference. Thank you for being here for cats 💜

 

See you next week for Kitten Watch: Week 8! 🐾