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Conference misery::feline

Title:Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected
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Moderator:JULIET::CORDES_JA
Created:Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1079
Total number of notes:28858

923.0. "How to determine sex of kitten?" by KAMALA::DREYER (More great memories) Fri Aug 11 1995 11:56

I've searched and can not find this, even though I think a note exists 
about the subject.  A coworker of mine needs to know how to determine the sex
of a newly born kitten.  I thought a female looked like an upside down 
exclamation point under the tail, and a male like a question mark.  Is this 
correct?  If not how do you tell?

Thanks,
Laura
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923.1I Think...........CSLALL::MHOLMESWed Aug 16 1995 11:165
    It seems to me someone told me that a female does look like an upside
    down exclamation point, and the male looks like a colon (:).  Not
    absolutely positive, however.
    
    Marilyn
923.2kittyLUDWIG::WADESat Aug 19 1995 15:375
    	Well, a newborn is very difficult. The testicles need to drop down
    in order to visually see them if a boy...atleast that's what I believe.
    I've delivered many a kitten, and I personally could never tell until a
    few weeks later if not more. Ask your vet.
    				Katy