Why did my cat move her kitten under my bed?
The underneath bed birthing area is quite common. It's dark enough for the kittens to slowly adjust when their eyes open and hard for a non-cat to get into.I helped birth 2 litters of kittens from my girlfriend's cats. (There's another narrative here but I won't get into it.)Both times we put them in the closet to start, but eventually they moved under the bed within the first week. It may have been instinctive since the two females had been birthed underneath that bed to begin with. However since they were first litters for both it was better that I assisted when they were in the closet so I could see each kitten. We only had one still birth out of the 11 kittens and if they had been birthed underneath the bed we wouldnt have found them till much later which would have been worse than it was as my girlfriend doesn't handle death well.All things being equal one of the queens gave birth under her daughter's bed after the first litter and we lost 4 of the kittens because I wasn't able to assist her.( she wasn't a very attentive mother to begin with, but again that's a different story).
Why did my cat move only one kitten out of 4?
Why is my cat moving just one kitten? I have a great female cat that's a year old and she just had a litter of 5 with one stillborn. I gave her vitamins and all when pregnant for pregnant cats. She is to be spayed after done nursing the kittens. since she's had her kittens I have slept in the living room on the couch. Last night I went to sleep in my room on my bed and she started moving all of them under my bed where there's really not a lot of room. So I returned them to the nest I made which is very comfy and slept in living room. I moved my mattress on the floor in the living room, she still tried to move them behind the bed on the floor. I run my AC so I have the certain nest warm for them. And until I tried sleeping in my room on my bed,she had never tried to move them. Then she is also moving one I'm leaving the others in the nest so I am confused on why? I also rescued mama cat as a kitten. I guess I will just let her do what she thinks is right but I'm a little worried at the same time. Does anyone know why she is acting this way or what I could do so maybe keep them in the nest that I made or what I should do? Thank you for any experienced cat help. I have since put the one kitten back with the others and she has not moved it since then. But curious still?
My cat just had Kittens--UNDER MY BED!! Can I move them?
Not even an hour ago my cat had babies under my bed---I HAD her a nice nest set up in my over sized closet BUT--she choose to have them under the bed (damn it!) See, I have two Chi's and they are very curious--so I made Puddie-Tat (that's her name) a very cozy spot in my closet and even had my Cabinet maker husband make her a door separator so she can go in and out BUT the dogs couldn't get in! NOW--I want to move her and the babies to the NICE NEST in the closet--but I'm afraid to touch them! How should I handle this? My Chi's are getting more curious by the minute and I JUST can't sleep this way tonight!
Why is my cat putting her kittens in my bed?
A cat will move their kittens around until they find a location they feel is safe for them. Your cat must feel safe and comfortable in your bed. Maybe get a box, cut a hole in it, put in some bedding and place it next to your bed. Move the kittens there. If she brings them back to your bed, just keep moving them. She must love you. I had a cat like that. Some cats prefer to be alone, but my cat actually cried and cried when she was giving birth until I sat down on the floor with bedding on my lap. She actually gave birth in my lap!! So odd. She trusts you with her babies, and that's a good thing. :)
Why did my cat kill her kittens?
My younger female (18 months) had a first litter of eight kittens. She did well at first, but her milk came in slowly. At feeding time, all eight kittens went to four of her teats which produced milk. She never got milk in her other teats. Even though we monitored her and shifted kittens, they would not nurse on the other teats. She would let them nurse as long as she could, but within two-three weeks she was unable to nurse. The kittens had sucked and chewed those four teats raw. She was unable to feed her kittens. We started bottle feeding them.Then kittens started disappearing. I thought she was moving them out of protective instinct. I was wrong. We found the first kitten in a empty box under the kitchen table. She had suffocated her kitten because she wasn’t able to nurse it. She would wait until we were at work, or sleeping and take another kitten and kill it. We kept bottle feeding, by the time the remaining kittens were a month old there were only two left. Even though they were growing and healthy, she continued to try and kill the last two up until they were almost six weeks old. She would groom them, play with them and they were beginning to eat solid food. Then in the middle of the day, she picked up a kitten and carried it towards the kitchen. By the time we got to her, the baby was gone. She laid or sat on his head and chest until he stopped breathing. We kept the remaining kitten closed in the bedroom, far from his momma. My roommates did not understand why she killed her kittens. Thought she was evil and just didn’t understand. I felt so bad for her. She knew that she could not provide her babies with what they needed to grow and thrive. Matricide(?) happens more frequently than people know. If a kitten is weak, deformed or not thriving, the mother will move it away from the rest of the litter, not care for it or feed it.It is a bit of Darwinism. Pass on the strong genes, survival of the fittest, the carrying on of the species.I cried and buried those kittens. They rest next to my second big orange male “Appolo” and my grey mouser “Bruce”.
Is it normal for a mother cat to leave her kittens for a little while when they're only three days old?
Oh come on! Don't tell me that you've spent some time around kids and needed to get away fromt hem for a little bit. If I was in her situation, I'd want to leave a sitter behind so I can get some sleep or go out to get something good to drink. Plus the kittens were sleeping peacefully. I guess they were releived mommy was gone. "Geez! I thought she's never leave!" One might say. "I know. She just won't shut up about daddy," another said. "Oh both of you be quiet, I'm trying to listen to the movie our mommy's owners are watching!" the third would say. The oldest kitten would think to himself "Why couldn't I just be an only child?" And the mother would say, "God, I need a drink!" Okay, story tellings over. :)
When can i move newborn kittens?
Of course, Before moving them, Wash your hands good to get your scent off and then pet mom to get her scent on you. Then move them to another area and make sure you take mom so she knows where they are!
Is it normal that my cat brings me her kittens every night to watch for her and either lays with us or a few feet away? It started as soon as they were born.
Actually it is quite normal for your mama cat to do that type of behavior. The following are a few simple reasons why she would do it.1.) She totally trusts you with her babies.2.) She wants to have them socialize with and trust you.3.) She needs a small break from her babies.4.) She is proud of having babies and wants you to share in her joy.I have had a few mama cats through the years. So it was quite normal to have the joy of sharing baby kittens.I can also tell you that mama cats can be extremely protective of their babies. My last mama cat had zero trust in my former mother in law. So when she tried to look in on the babies once, she got attacked by my mama cat.Just to give you an idea of how great my mama cat was. She shared her kittens with my rescued American Staffordshire Terrier, who was a rescue from a dog fighting ring. So attacking my former mother in law was a majorly significant thing to be concerned about.
Cat bringing kittens into my bed help!?
Haha oh dear... I think your cat has chosen her nest! I had the same problem with my cat, she had a lovely, squishy suitcase that she chose to gave birth in, and then she decided to move the kittens all around the house every few days. She liked the spare bed at first, then the kitchen etc. The only thing I can suggest if making sure she is somewhere where she can't get to your room, there's not much else you can do - and of course it's completely natural for her to do this. Just don't let her into your room for abit, make sure the places you set up for her are easy to find... Maybe show her one?