When Do Kittens Open Their Eyes For The First Time
Their newly opened eyes are blue until about two months of age when they start to change color unless they will remain blue.
When do kittens open their eyes for the first time. Newborn kittens start opening their eyes in the first week to 10 days of their lives. And the kitten will completely open their eyes after couple of weeks. As they get more acclimated to a world of light from total. Cats are altricial which essentially means that newborn kittens are born almost immobile with fused eyelids and completely helpless for some time after birth in comparison to say a horse who is on its feet within an hour.
However they will not open their eyes widely. Kittens start to open their eyes at around one week old but their eyesight is still not developed. All kittens eyes are blue and will remain so for several weeks. At about three weeks of age the cat s eyes open fully.
Their eyes will open partially though since they are still sensitive to light. As a kitten s pupils don t dilate and contract readily protect your kitten from bright lights. The kitten eyes are began to open in the first week or so. The kitten s eyes will begin to open from 7 to 10 days post birth.
Their eyes will open wider and continue to open when the reach the first two or three weeks of age.