Cat keeps moving her kittens?
My cat is driving me nuts, she had kittens 3 vveeks ago and has been perfectly fine vvhere she had them, novv all of a sudden she has decided she vvanted to move them and moved them behind one of our speakers. I have tried and tired to move them back vvhere they vvere and I have moved the speaker so that she cannot put them behind there because there are vvires and all kinds of things that they could tear up not to mention probably hurt themselves. She keeps trying to move them back so novv they are just in the middle of the living room by the speaker, she insists that they stay there but I have a 4 and 2 year old and I dont vvant them to bother or accidently hurt the kittens, I dont knovv vvhat the momma cat is thinking but has anyone ever had this problems or knovv vvhat I can do to get her to keep them in a safer spot?!?
My cat keeps moving her kittens!?
When first born mother cats always move there kittens for safety. They don’t want anything dangerous catching there scent and coming. It’s better not to put her kittens back in the closet, because you don’t want her to abandon them. Someone holding her kittens and getting a different smell on them may cause her to abandon them. If you can it would be a good idea to lock your dogs away in another room or in a basement or garage. I know the dogs won’t like it very much, but if your cat feels her kittens are threatened she will do something drastic, like try to sneak them out of the house all together or hide them where you can’t find them. She probably doesn’t feel safe in the closet with you pulling out items. The best option is to move out what ever you will need for a week or two and not bother her. Don’t move everything out, only what you need because the hanging stuff may be comforting her and making her feel safe. You probably should try not to pick the kittens up unless you have to. When you want to look at or pet them allow there mother to smell your hand first. Even if you have had this cat forever and she is close with you, her mothering instincts make her protective. If she rubs her head against your hand or seems to approve, then try touching the kittens. This will hopefully make her more comfortable with you moving around near her. Make sure to watch that she doesn’t start ignoring any of her kittens. Make sure she allows them all to eat and washes all of them. If she stops with just one or even more than one call a vet.
Why does mother cat keep moving 4 of her 5 kittens to a new location but leaves one behind?
I took in a young mother cat about 3 weeks ago who had 5 kittens 2 days later. She is young and looks under a year old for sure. She made the intial move from the basket to the clost a few days after birth, bt now 2 1/2 weeks later she has begun moving her kittens from the closet to under my bed. I have tried moving them back to the closet, which she obviously didn't want them there seeing as how she moved them right back under the bed less than an hour later. This is not a problem except when she moves them she keeps leaving one behind (a different one every time).. I am concerned fo the kitten's who are being left behind and don't want it to suffer from not being fed or warmed by the mom. Also, I have noticed that the kittens keep getting a black build-up around their noses. Its not a huge amount but enough that I notice it and I have heard them sneezing at least 5 times ( not sure if it's different kittens or the same ones) I know with the mom being a "street cat" (people down the road who don't take care of their animals and let them run wild) she probably has never had and shots, flea treatment, or any other vet care. I plan on taking her to get a check-up and spayed as soon as the babies are weened, as I know that is important for her health. Any help is greatly appreciated, I just want to know the mom and kittens are okay and why she keeps leaving 1 behind.
Mother Cat Keeps Moving Kittens?
My cat did exactly the same. I made a nice nest in an opened suitcase, with a cover over it, but she kept moving them under the bed. I just kept trying different places, and if she decides that it's good enough, she'll stay put. If she can't get into your closet, then she'll have to give up. (: And I would keep them in a pen when they start shuffling/crawling, as they'll want to explore their newly discovered legs (:! But they wont stay in there for long, before you know it, they'll be up your curtains and in your nicker draw!
My cat moved her kittens to under my bed? i tried moving them myself but she keeps moving them back..?
She's found where she wants them to be, which I can guarantee you, is not anywhere you put them. She's being a mom. You can try sliding a shallow (so there's enough room between the underside of the bed and the box sides for mom to get in and out of the box), towel-lined box under the bed and putting the kittens in it. You can put a piece of cardboard with plastic securely fastened to it to protect the floor. Temporarily block off any places (such as 2 inches under a dresser) where they/she can get stuck. As they get older, they'll want/need more space and will wander farther and farther from the "nest." And they'll need kitten food and a litter box well before they're old enough to be adopted at 8 weeks. If any of them doesn't appear to be thriving as his/her litter mates are, please take him to the vet. Thank you for looking after this little family when they needed someone. Oh, and mom needs lots of nourishment now, so give her good food. You're a blessing.
Why is my cat moving her kittens to our closet?
Her instinct is to keep her kittens in a place that is, in roughly this order of priorities:Secure, as in there is only one route in and out.Quiet, as in a minimum of activity around it.Dark, because in nature a place that is dark is more sheltered from both the elements and threats.Warm.The living room probably was none of those things but warm, and that was her lowest priority. You might be able to convince her to use an alternate location, but it has to satisfy those same parameters. But until the kittens open their eyes and start exploring on their own, she’s completely responsible for their safety, and she isn’t going to feel that they are safe in any place with significant foot traffic.
Why does my cat keep moving her kittens? She has 4 kittens and moves 1–2 around the same time each morning to my room. They stay in my mom’s room but she keeps moving them.
UI observed that behavior many times with momma cats and their kittens. I think it's instinctive. In the wild they would move their kittens to keep em safe from predators. Their scent remains strong in the old nest, where her kittens were and predators homing in on it by scent will be distracted from the new nest if the scent is not as strong there. That is my theory. Even though they are not out in the wild, this instinct remains strong even though there are no predators.If she is moving just a few she is in a sense sacrificing a few kittens to save a few kittens. She is splitting them up into two nest. If one nest gets raided by a predator, it would only get a few of the litter.There may be another pet in your house that is triggering this behavior.
How can I stop my cat from moving the kitten to another spot?
They are already in the living room. The kitten is 4 weeks old. The kitten and the mama been there since the birth of the kitten. Now she wants the kitten to be under my daughter's bed. Not a good idea because my daughter might step on it. I closed my daughters door but the cat is waiting any second for that door to be open to get the kitten in. How do I stop this? Before this starting happening: She already had taken out of the box the kitten. She does not want the kitten inside the box so now they sleep in the floor under a table that's in the corner. I tried to put the kitten back in the box and she takes it out of the box.
My cat keeps trying to take her 3 week old kittens under my bed but I'm afraid of the dust and the germs down there. Is it safe for them?
Two things:A cat moves her kittens when she senses something ‘wrong’ with where they are now. Humans rarely fathom what the objection is because, compared to a housecat and most other animals —we have virtually no sense of smell.What to do? Doing your best to clean under the bed would be a good start no matter what else you decide to do. (Use something with ‘no scent’ by human standards.)No matter what new location mommy cat has chosen you MAY be able to help her feel safe. The following bits of advice may be counterproductive if she’s already shifted all the kittens & you see her nursing them.1. When mom is off eating or using the litter box, place a soft towel fairly close to where the kittens are now. Do not shift the kittens to the towel! For that matter, avoid touching them except in an emergency.2. But back to the towel & new hidie hole under the bed. Look for either Feliway or Bach Rescue Remedy, (possibly other brands) at your local pet store or search for them online. Both products have pheronomes which felines find comforting. Puff just a tiny bit of the scent close by but NOT too close to the new place. Again, try to do this when mom’s away. Do NOT spray the cat OR her kittens with these products! The new location will feel even more welcoming to everybody.3. Once the kittens are mature enough to get around on their own, you might want to ‘hide’ a couple of tiny catnip-scented ‘mice’ somewhere nearby but not where mom & kids sleep. Trust me. They’ll find them. The scent makes domestic felines a bit giddy but it won’t harm them.4. I have two mature cats. Once in a while, I place two palmsful of catnip on the living room carpet but far enough apart to make it less likely the bolder one will try to steal the other one’s treat. Most house cats eat some of the catnip and then roll around in the rest. No need to brush the excess off their fur. They’ll deal with that the next time they groom.p.s. I assume you took the pregnant mom to the vet & later saw to it that the kittens were immunized from various feline diseases? When I was very young one of my best friends lost her new kitten to some disease because it hadn’t been immunized. She was so heartbroken that she couldn’t bear to get another one.