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Summary: Understand the neonatal stages of kittenhood and what to expect in this free video.

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Dr. Adrianne Mulligan Dr. Adrienne Mulligan started her lifelong dream to be a veterinarian at Oakridge High School in Oakridge, Tennessee. She graduated in 1977 and moved on to th... read more

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Discover the Neonatal Stage for Kittens

Hi! I’m Dr. Adrienne Mulligan and I am the owner of Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic and I am here on behalf of Expert Village.com to talk to you today about caring for kittens. The neo-natal period, the very first few weeks of the kitten’s life, is from birth to 3 weeks of age. During this period, they do three things: they nurse, they sleep and they grow. They open their eyes about 16 days but it is usually in that maybe 10 to 16 days range. Their ears begin to open about 10 to 17 days. During this time, the mother takes all care of their feeding by nursing and also the defecating and urinating and helping them eliminate. She does this by stimulating the anal genital area by licking it and cleaning up the mess herself so that it keeps the nest clean and keeps the kittens clean and it also stimulates them so that they can have bowel movements.

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