How do you know if a cat gave birth?
I’m assuming you’re asking this question because you have encountered a stray cat. Most mother cats with a litter of kittens nearby will be very protective of them, keeping them hidden from danger until they are old enough to venture out of their nest. She will go out for food so she can produce milk for her kittens. She will also have a strong urge to return to her kittens, as they need to be fed often and kept warm or they will die. Do not prevent her from returning to them, but give her some food and clean water.Kitten food, which is higher in calories and nutrition, may be given to a mother who is still nursing her kittens. Let her nurse them, as the colostrum in her milk will help protect them from diseases. Only if she is unable to nurse them do you need to worry about giving them any kitten formula by bottle.Cats can become pregnant with their first heat cycle, which usually happens before they are 6 months old. If they are very young when they become mothers, they may not know what to do and may abandon their kittens.If you find a nest of kittens, try to leave them for a few hours and observe to see if their mother returns. If she does not show up, they will need rescuing. But if she is still tending to them, leave them be and just keep an eye on them. They can be rescued and spayed/neutered shortly.If the mother is friendly and trusts you, she may let you handle her kittens. If not, you’ll need to use a humane trap to catch her and the babies, which can usually be socialized enough after their spay/neuter surgery to be adopted. Try to wait for this until the kittens are venturing out of the nest. If the mother is feral, she can be spayed, vaccinated, and returned to her territory. She will help control rodents and defend her territory from other strays. Over time, she may become tame enough for you to adopt.
Stray cat gave birth in garage, what do I do?
If the mother will let you near the kittens, take them inside, and PLEASE hurry! We had a situation similar to this. A stray cat that gave birth, and was cold outside. We left them outside because we thought they would be okay, but they died. It was absolutly heart breaking, and I would hate for anyone else to have to go through that. The only thing is, if the kittens are still young, the mother will nod feed them if she can smell the scent of you on them. So if they are in the box, I would take that inside to an empty room, the laundry room, a spare bedroom, anything like that. If you can't bring them inside, then take some clean blankets outside and make a warm pallet for them to lay. I would do something quick though!
What can I do if a stray cat gave birth in my backyard?
For every ones safety keep them separated. A stray cat can give your cats diseases and your cats could hurt the kittens. They would be much safer inside. You can bring them into a room (if you can catch the mother) and keep them till they're old enough to find homes. Or you can bring them to a no kill shelter. If you leave them outside you can get a box with a blanket for the kittens and feed the mother, but cats will often move their babies so she wont necessarily keep them there.
A stray cat gave birth in my backyard.I don't like cats?
I have spotted a cat in my backyard many times. My mother recently saw the cat and another in my backyard. A couple weeks later, we see kittens. My mother doesnt want to feed them because then they will think they are home. My family isn't a fan of cats. We like dogs a lot. What should we do with the kittens??I don't want them to die.
Pregnant stray cat gave birth in my attic... Help!?
Well about two months ago a cat gave birth in the attic to 5 kittens. the only female kitten fell down a chute In the attic and my brother saved it. at the time it was about a week old. There are three fathers plus my house cat. So that ten cats that we are feeding! Well we got all the animals out of our attic and they are now in the neighbors garage and our backyard. The kittens are about 2 months old and are extremely wild. They are so hard to catch. Yesterday my neighbor caught 2 of them in a cage. The cage was atleast 4 fett long and about one sq. ft wide... So to get them out to play with, we set the cage on its end and it was 4 ft tall then. We opened it and before we could have a second to reach in, they FLEW up and one of them went into the ceiling, then jumped down and hid in boxes. The other one, a little girl tiny kittne, had jumped up onto the rafters of the garage door! My father had to go on his tip toes to reach her! They jumped over 6 feet up. We got one, the little female one. But we need ideas on how to catch these ninja kittens! And their 3 parents to spay and neuter them.... Because the mother is pregnant again D:. Ideas to catch them..? Help!
A stray cat gave birth to kittens under a shed in our backyard, what should we do about it?
The same thing happened with me. Except it was under our neighbor's shed. What we did was we fed the momma cat, but let her feed her kittens herself until they were older. If you want, bring them to a vet after they are comfortable with you. It may take a while. Get toys and play with them (if you plan on keeping at least one. If not don't worry about it). Then after a week or so, whenever it starts raining, bring momma cat and her kittens inside. Make sure at least the kittens are in a cage if they are still scared. Then put up ads for free cat and/or kittens. You don't need to call animal control. We didn't. Don't ignore them though! They need love and care especially since they are so young.
Stray Cat giving birth in my house. What else to do?
So, there is a stray cat running about our apartment complex that plays with our puppy when we take him outside and she's there. Today she was walking around outside my door, and I noticed that she was heavily pregnant. So, I let her inside so I could call the animal shelter. She immediately holed up under our TV (It's on top of a box stand that is empty inside), and about an hour later started giving birth. The shelter is closed, and the animal hospital I called won't take her unless she's mine, and I can pay for it. She already birthed 3, and I moved them into my bathtub away from the dog, our other cat, our children, etc etc. And, she is now giving birth to the remainder of the litter. I've got no option other than to either throw them all out or atleast keep them overnight. So, I'm keeping them atleast for the night. She's a very sweet stray. We adopted a dog a little over a year ago who came to us pregnant (neither us nor his previous 'owners' knew at the time), and have had pets all my life. So, whelping and queening is nothing new to me. However, I need a brush up on what needs to happen. I've got her fresh water, and gave her milk when she first came inside. Of course, I have cat food for MommaStray as I already have the one cat (Who is staying as far away as possible on her chair where she likes to lay.). I've got the heating pad ready for when she's done. I'm reluctant to lay it down now since it's a plug in pad, and queening is a very wet process. I don't want anything pad to happen if I can help it with her being shocked or electrocuted. I've got newspapers the kids are joyously tearing up right now as well. Is there anything else I'm forgetting that I'll need for the first night? Hopefully tomorrow the shelter will take her in. I'd like to strangle the people at the 'emergency clinic'. Ya, I know, it's a natural process, but I'm not well versed enough with cats to know when something is or is not an emergency. (If she were a dog it'd be different. Hopefully, if memory serves, the process and warning signs aren't all that different.) Thanks in advance!