Is It Safe To Hold A Newborn Kitten?

The cat should be in the supervision of her mother in the first two weeks specially. But if you want them to be cared by you then you can hold them for a little time but not too much in the beginning. In the first 4-8 weeks, you have to give special attention to kittens. Handling and patting is the most important aspect which make them more sociable.

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I am going to assume this is your newborn kitten. If that is the case, holding the newborn kittens for 2 minutes at a time daily helps them with touch conditioning when they get older. As they get older, you increase the holding times. You do touch conditioning on kittens and pups to insure they do not become skiddish of people. Also when you hold them play with everything especially their feet and mouths, as this will help when it is time for check ups from the vet, or when you do their nail trimming. I do not think it is advisable though if the litter of newborn kittens are not yours, as they should have their first immunization first.

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