Animal Companion feats from Animal Archive (Narrow Frame, etc.) and 3 intelligence?

[Johnny Coleman]

Animal Companions can only take a few specific feats until they've raised their intelligence to 3.

PRD wrote:

Animal Feats

Animal companions can select from the following feats: Acrobatic, Agile Maneuvers, Armor Proficiency (light, medium, and heavy), Athletic, Blind-Fight, Combat Reflexes, Diehard, Dodge, Endurance, Great Fortitude, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Armor, Improved Natural Attack, Improved Overrun, Intimidating Prowess, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Mobility, Power Attack, Run, Skill Focus, Spring Attack, Stealthy, Toughness, Weapon Finesse, and Weapon Focus. Animal companions with an Intelligence of 3 or higher can select any feat they are physically capable of using.

The Animal Archive introduced several new feats "for animal companions", like Extra Item Slot and Narrow Frame.

Animal Archive page 18 wrote:

EXTRA ITEM SLOT

You are able to wear magic items more easily than other
creatures of your kind.
Prerequisite: Non-humanoid body shape.
Benefit: Choose one magic item slot not normally
available to creatures with your shape. You can now use
magic items in that slot.

Animal Archive page 19 wrote:

NARROW FRAME

Your excellent coordination allows you to maneuver
better in close quarters.
Prerequisites: Escape Artist 1 rank, animal or magical beast.
Benefit: You do not take penalties on your attack rolls
or to your AC for squeezing through a narrow space that
is at least half as wide as your normal space, though each
move into or through a narrow space still counts as if it
were 2 squares.
Normal: You take a -4 penalty on attack rolls and a
-4 penalty to AC while squeezing.

Are these feats available to an animal companion right away, or only once they reach 3 intelligence?

They are listed as "Animal Feats" (the same term used for the feats that animal companions of any intelligence can take).

Animal Archive page 18 wrote:

ANIMAL FEATS

This section presents new feats for animal companions and familiars, as well as for PCs that make use of these animals.

But is an "animal feat" an actual game term, or is this heading just flavor or a coincidence? Could an animal companion take Narrow Frame without 3 intelligence?

[Nefreet]

This is one of those cases where the authors probably thought that the answer was so obvious that they didn't feel the need to elaborate further.

For those that espouse "RAW" I've heard it argued that the Animal still requires an Int of 3 to take these feats.

For those that believe the section in AA was written for Animals, no such prerequisite is required.

[Casual Viking]

Nefreet wrote:

This is one of those cases where the authors probably thought that the answer was so obvious that they didn't feel the need to elaborate further.

For those that espouse "RAW" I've heard it argued that the Animal still requires an Int of 3 to take these feats.

For those that believe the section in AA was written for Animals, no such prerequisite is required.

Inclined to agree with you, given the general sloppiness of AA (until it was patched, Cavalier mounts couldn't take the Charger archetype. *slow clap*)