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Luna's Litter - Kitten growth from 2 days to 8 weeks!

On this page you will be able to see the growth of Luna's litter born on the 26th of August 2001, from 2 days to 8 weeks of age, I have taken a selection of the best photos of the kitten that I have and put them in order here.

The Mum and Dad

The first photo is of my rat Luna who was the mother of the litter and was bred by Arrencrest rattery and the second photo is of Seal the father of the litter who I borrowed from Arrencrest rattery.

Week 1

The first photo is of the babies 2 days old as you can see some have milk in their bellies, I could also tell what eye colour they had and make out the fait markings. The second photo is at the end of their first week (5 days old) and its amazing to see how much darker they have got.

Week 2

The first photo here, shows them as they are still getting their coats through at 9 day old and they still have a pink look to them. The second photo shows them with a lot more fur at 12 days old.

Week 3

Week 3 and all their eyes have opened and they are looking like proper little rats, they are even eating some solids! First photo is of them at 19 days old and the second is of them at 20 days old (there's nine kittens in that little house !).

Week 4

Week 4 and they where getting bigger and bigger and they started to really enjoy coming out and exploring.

Week 5

At the end of this week the boys where separated from their mother, I think it knocked them back a bit as they didn't have her for security anymore, although they adapted. The first photo shows them before they where separated all desperate for a cuddle! The first photo is of them at 29 days old and the second is of the male kittens at 33 days old.

Week 6

All the kittens started looking lighter by the minuet, they soon started to look like proper Striped Roans.

Week 7 - 8

The first photo is of Smirnoff the only straight marked kitten in the litter and the second photo shows two of the boys looking to jump out of the cage! As you can see their fur has developed a nice mixture of black/blue and white hairs.

I hope you enjoyed the photos ! It is truly a miracle to watch how fast they grow and how much they change.

Em.

Last updated 26th August 2008

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