to a handier location.
2007-02-20 08:50:19 · 14 answers · asked by ian r 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
I've had to deal with 3 different litters over the course of about 8 years and they have all been in my house. We've always had to move them because the mother never had the kittens in the "designated" spot. We moved them right after they were born and the mother was fine with it. Find a shallow box and put some old towels or sheets in the bottom. Put the kitten's in it with the mother right there watching and pet her to assure they will be ok. Most cats like to keep their kitten's in a isolated dark spot. We put ours in our bedroom closest and that's were they stayed. They thought that was their home. At night when you're trying to sleep it can get noisy. Good Luck!
2007-02-20 09:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by Elvis lives! 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I've had a bunch of cats that have had kittens. Once my cat Smudge had her kittens in a plastic crate in my house. I moved them to a cardboard box bed in the living room the same day, several hours later. They were fine and did great. I would say If the kittens look healthy and as long as they are doing OK nursing, It's OK to move them the day after the birth or even the same day if everything is going well. Just be really careful and make sure you wash your hands before handling them! It would also be a good idea to hold them in a washcloth when you're carrying them. Good luck with your new kitties!
2007-02-20 11:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by adam r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can move the kittens now. Get a large box and put some kind of comfy bedding in it e.g. a soft towel or an old baby blanket. move the kittens to the box and then put mum in too. She will not harm her babies and will be grateful for her new bed. They will settle straight away. The best time to move them is when mum is out of the way but it really doesn't matter the only thing is mum might put them back under the bed one by one as you are transfering them as she will want to keep them together. Congratulations....
2007-02-20 09:06:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the experience that your cat is delicate with you and she or he could be by using fact she felt secure sufficient to have her kittens in the living house, do no longer difficulty, you could p.c.. them up without situation. She is familiar with your heady scent and the heady scent of your place. She in basic terms chosen this area by using fact it incredibly is darker and out of how of foot site visitors, which makes her experience that her kittens are safeguard. clean out a place in a closet. The darkest area conceivable or if a sliding closet door, use the element this is opened the least. place a brilliant sufficient container that she would be in a position to extremely turn around it and nurse her kittens. A sq. hollow cut back into the element of the container for an get right of entry to way this is all this is mandatory. sit down together with her and the kittens once you positioned them in the container. positioned some foodstuff and water in a bowl suitable outdoors of the container or outdoors of the closet.this could artwork. yet undergo in strategies, if a mom cat makes up their strategies that they've a extra secure place for the kittens consisting of under the mattress, this is the place she would be able to return them too. Cont' enable her outdoors by using fact she would be in a position to become pregnant whether nursing. Have her spayed whilst the kittens have reached the age of 8 or 9 weeks of age.
2016-09-29 09:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by gloyd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing happened to me with my dog. She had 10 puppies under my bed. I moved them within 24 hours of her giving birth. I just waited until she was out of the room and moved them to a better location.
2007-02-20 09:07:02 · answer #5 · answered by bratty brat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's okay to move them now. Just wait until the momma is away (like when she is eating or using the litter box). Move the kittens to a cardboard box lined with old towels.
2007-02-20 08:58:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's o.k. to move them now,my cat gave birth in a closet so I bought a plastic laundry basket,big enough for mom and kittens, low enough for her to climb in and out of and just put clean old blankets in it,and she was o.k. with it I just made sure to put them in a quiet area and kept her and the kittens away from friends,family,etc,people visiting until kittens were old enough to get out of the box by themselves.
2007-02-20 15:56:00 · answer #7 · answered by attheendofmyrope 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the kittens come out for food that was left 10 feet from the bed by you
2007-02-20 08:57:46 · answer #8 · answered by Trevy mayne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you leave her and her kittens where they are, if they are not bothering anyone where they are now. The mother feels safe and should be left alone with them. She has them there for that specific reason.... if you move them and she no longer feels safe; some mothers will kill them. Best let her be - when she no longer feels any threat, she will move them to a more open area.
2007-02-20 09:02:36 · answer #9 · answered by Darlin1_66 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don`t move them yet.If you do the mother might hide them somewhere where you can`t find them to protect them.Mummy will know when to move them.goodluck. Have fun .
2007-02-20 20:45:29 · answer #10 · answered by theresa_rawson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋