what is the average number of kits in a litter? i'm assuming 2 or 3? thanks

years ago we had a litter of 6 kittens, but had no cats for years now,

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It does vary between breeds - 2-3 would probably be average for a Persian, but Siames or Orientals usually have larger litters - maybe 5 on average? My breeds average around 4.

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Meant to add that the largest litters I've had have been 10 kittens, but not all survived - it's always riskier with larger litters. My largest surviving litter was 8.

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the largest i had was 6 but 2 died
One of my girls came from a litter of 6 and the other was a litter of 8!

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Kelsie

my largest litter is 7

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Ive had 9,all survived with no help from me

I would say 4-5 is average but some breeds have smaller litters x In MC's i think the average could be higher as i regularly see 8 kittens on breeders websites xx

i know of some MC's that have larger litters than that, some survive and sometimes not all do xx

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My moggie had five. Was quite glad she stopped there