Kitten schedule
Enter a kitten's age or birth date to see when vaccines, weaning, spay or neuter and other milestones usually fall.
Runs in your browser: nothing you enter is sent to this site. Results are planning figures, not veterinary advice. For a medical decision, ask your vet.
What it is
A timeline for a kitten's first year. Enter the kitten's age in weeks or its birth date and the tool lists the usual milestones, which are past and which are coming up, with dates when you give a birth date. You can print it to take to the vet.
How to use it
- Choose whether you know the age in weeks or the birth date, and enter it.
- Read the list. Items marked Coming up are the next ones to ask your vet about.
- Print the schedule and bring it to the first visit.
How it works
The timeline follows widely used guidance. Eyes open at one to two weeks. Kittens start on soft food at about four weeks and are usually weaned by eight. The first vaccines are usually given at six to eight weeks, with boosters every three to four weeks until about sixteen weeks. The rabies vaccine is usually given from twelve to sixteen weeks, and the law differs by place. Many vets advise spay or neuter around five months, and many shelters do it earlier.
What it cannot do
Timing depends on the kitten's health, where you live and the products your vet uses, and a kitten that arrived with no history needs a vet to set the plan. This page is not a substitute for that plan: it is a way to know what to ask.
Orphaned kittens that are very young need feeding every few hours and warmth. If you have found one, call a vet or a local rescue the same day.
Last reviewed November 7, 2026