How long till kittens open their eyes?
The long haired cats will open their eyes on a much later schedule than a short haired cat. There is no scientific research to verify why this may be, but it appears to run true throughout every breed. Short haired kittens will often peep out at the world for the first time between 5 to 8 days after birth. Long haired kittens don’t see what they are groping at until somewhere around 10 to 14 days old. Mixed litters (those with both short haired and long haired kittens) will actually develop at different rates because of this unique difference. Not too much changes for these little guys after their eye finally open. Their sight is dramatically under developed and it takes several weeks for them to grow into the eagle eye sight that cats are known for. As their sight is still developing, and their ears are gaining their hearing, kittens don’t take their first wobbly little steps out into the world until about 4 to 5 weeks old. But watch out. Around the 25 day mark is when they begin to a
