My cat had kittens almost 2 weeks ago. I fixed her a "home" in a box, in my room. After birth, I cleaned everything up put her in new bedding, etc...I change the bedding ever so often and she's been fine keeping them in my room..Now suddenly, she's wanting to carry them off. I followed her because 3 went missing thru the night, and she was putting them under my sofa!! I lifted the sofa and got them, and put them back in their box. Now I catch her trying to do it again! What's up with her?
***I am the only person who pets them, or even looks at them pretty much, and I have had her since she was a baby, so she trusts me!!***
2006-08-08 04:22:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
May I add...my sofa is big and has metal framing (it's the type with recliners on each end) and I am afraid they may get squashed or something. :(
2006-08-08 04:50:24 · update #1
Let me just please add, my cat does trust me. When I hold them, she does not get upset or act like she cares at all. She trusts me and I know that, because someone wanted to hold them once, and she wasn't happy with that!!!
I desagree with not changing thier bedding. It wasn't clean, and it was stinking and it needed cleaned, so I do not agree with the comment made that I should not have changed it. Thanks :)
2006-08-08 07:00:42 · update #2
ATTENTION: ratebalqatami
Genius, cat's aren't pregnant for 9 months!
2006-08-09 03:40:28 · update #3
It's not that she doesn't trust you, she just doesn't trust anyone right now. New moms are very nervous about the safety of their babies, and I'm suprised that she waited this long to move them. By putting them back you're only reinforcing her belief taht they aren't safe there. Let her put them where she feels that it's safe, and don't be surprised if she moves them several times (that's the sign of a good mommy).
2006-08-08 04:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a few reasons she keeps wanting to move her kitten. The home box you made up for her was a great idea and it gave her an excellent birthing place. The first thing you shouldn't have done considering it has only been 2 weeks is change the bedding not only once, but twice. You have to remember kittens are born deaf and blind for around 10 days. They rely solely on scent. You have taken away the scent of their safe nest twice on them. Kittens use this scent to know they are in the right place and that mom will come back to this spot every time. The kittens don't know what "walls" are nor does the mom understand the concept either. I can certainly understand how you want to handle them as much as possible. Handling them makes them very sociable but too much handling also upsets the mom because you are taking her scent off of her babies as you put your scent on them. When they are tiny like that just a couple of chin tickles is far enough for mom to handle. As they get a little older and are wobbling around on their pegs would be a better time to start picking them up. If you want to keep the kittens in your bedroom might I suggest clearing out the bottom of your closet and putting the nursing box insider there. Make sure you keep the door shut as much as possible to provide plenty of privacy. If you do this and don't keep checking in on them and handling them I am pretty sure the mom would be okay with that. If you don't allow her to have the privacy she is so desiring you will find one morning she has found a wonderful hiding spot that you cannot find. Don't take it that she doesn't trust you...take it that she is a wonderful mom who is very protective over her babies. When the mom is on the ground and she sees one of her babies up in your arms....wow...that is just a little to far away from the ground for her comfort level. Her instincts are very sharp and strong willed. Just let her be for now because in another couple of weeks she won't mind you around them at all. She will want to show them off to you. You are so very lucky to have them and I do hope you find them a wonderful home where they will be loved and well cared for. Hopefully after this litter you will get your own cat fixed as this is very hard on their bodies.
2006-08-08 05:14:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's just trying to take them to a location that she feels is safer...most Mama cats prefer dark, enclosed areas for their babies.
Unless having them under the sofa is a problem, let her put them there. I would supply a blanket or something, though.
2006-08-08 04:27:20 · answer #3 · answered by KL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She feels threatened and is trying to protect them. Leave her alone once she gets them to a place where she thinks it's safe. In a few weeks she will not mind you cuddling her kitties.
Remember this. When I was nursing my little baby, it took me a good few months to learn to relax in the company of others. When you can't relax, you can't "let down" which means the milk will not flow to the nipple. She may just be a bit nervous and can't let down.. therefore she is uncomfortable and the kittens hungry. Just leave her alone. She's doing what she needs to do for her kitties to survive
2006-08-08 04:27:40 · answer #4 · answered by whatsit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are funny like that. She moved them because she deemed it a better location for them. As long as you keep moving them, she'll keep moving them back. At least as long as it takes for them to start running around on their own. She's a mom, and whatever she is doing is because she thinks its best for the kittens. It's all "instinct".
I once had a cat who was having kittens. I fixed her up a nice bed in a laundry basket with lots of fluffy towels and things for her comfort. She liked it, and slept in it. But when it came time for her to deliver, she tried to have them in MY LAP. I finally suceeded in gently getting her down, and she had them in the middle of the livng room floor. She was more "comfortable" in the family room, with the family. I brought the "bed" to her and she let them stay in it for a few days. Then she moved them to a back corner of the closet on top of my empty suitcases.....go figure.
2006-08-08 04:57:09 · answer #5 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the bed located in a closet? If not, try putting it in a closet. Mother cats feel very vulnerable when they are in the open and do not particularly like the idea of their young being vulnerable.
2006-08-08 15:15:45 · answer #6 · answered by Darth Vader 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-11 05:03:06 · answer #7 · answered by karsten 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she does it to feel control over her kittens,she feels safer with them being under the sofa,everytime you move them back she will be getting upset.cats are good pearent so its usually bhest to maybe keep an eye to make sure she dont loose her babies but let her move them were she feels safer,as the get polder she will move them in more places
2006-08-08 04:27:05 · answer #8 · answered by sammydeea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe this is normal. My cat did the same thing. I believe she feels the kittens are safer where she is moving them to. Leave her alone. She knows what she is doing. She'll probably move them again & again.
2006-08-08 04:33:07 · answer #9 · answered by Joy P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cat wants to move her kittens because she may feel they arent in a safe spot . or maybe she just dosent like where they are located at now and she feels they will be in danger if they stay in that spot long.
2006-08-08 04:28:54 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋