My cat is moving her kittens. Why?

Question

My cat had her kittens yesterday morning. She had them in two different spots, and once she was done, we moved them all in a nice comfy basket in the office/bedroom. She has been in there since then. Its now 11:30pm and she has decided to move the kittens one by one to the underneath of our bed? Why is she doing this?

Answer 1

My cats had kittens a few times and the first two littres they kept moving them ..then i talked to a vet and she told me it was because we were spending to much time looking and touching the kittens..the vet explained to me that there is a window of about 8 days where the female feels she must be 100% in control of her environment ..so best thing is that once the kittens are born to just do a quick count to check to see if any of them are still born then leave her alone once you notice the kittens start to walk out of the nest by themselves have fun and start loving them that's what we did during the third litter and never had a problem..

Answer 2

Mother cats will use a 'nest' for several days, moving the litter when the area gets too soiled or if they perceive some kind of threat. Most likely the office area is too brightly lit or too busy for her tastes and she wants some place quieter. Check on the kittens once or twice a day but don't handle them much until they reach about 2-3 weeks old. Keep a supply of food, water, and her litter box somewhere nearby, while keeping small children and other pets away (unless she really likes them). She should get a high quality kitten food until about a month after the little ones are weaned (about 6 weeks old).

She may move the litter again in a few days. You might want to provide several baskets or boxes with clean linens in various areas; but ultimately she will put the kittens where she thinks best, not necessarily where you want them.

Answer 3

first of all congrats on the baby kitties!

Your cat is moving her litter because she is trying to find a warm and safe place where she can nurse without the risk of danger. She probably feels that under your bed is very safe. While we think that a nice comfy bed is much nicer than the hard surface of under the bed, she may feel that it is perfect and will also enable her some privacy and a safe place for her litter when she goes for food, water, littler box.

You should probably let her stay there, as she obviously feels comfortable, and just check on the family every once in awhile. You may also want to move her food, water, litter box closer to her, to insure that when she needs food and stuff, she won't have to go too far from her babies.

If you havent already, check with your vet to find out what the best food is for a nursing cat, as when animals nurse they often lose more nurtients then they are getting, and this can cause the mommy to often die.

I wouldnt be concerned about this, especially if you have several people, including children living in your home. The constant movement of people in and out of the office/bedroom may be a bit too much stress for her right now, and she could also be afraid that her babies might get stepped on, even though you would never do that.

The bottom line is that your cat may move her babies a couple more times, until she finds somewhere that she feels is completely secure from any outside threat. Although you know that there are no threats to her or her litter, it is a maternal instinct thing.

Answer 4

For some reason she felt that her kittens were not safe where they were. Cats can do this quite often. They like a dark area that is quiet and apparently safe. She is a good mother. Some cats don't give a darned where the kittens are. They even go off and leave the kittens for an extended period of time. you have a good mother cat.

Answer 5

She is just being protective of them. The best thing I've found was an old cardboard box with padding inside and a hole at a reasonable height that the mother can get in but the kittens can't easily get out. some cats like to be secluded with there kittens.

happy birthday to all the kittens.

Answer 6

Let her move them there... at least it is in a place that is accessible to you and is safe for the kittens. Momma cats often move their kittens when she feels that there is a threat, that the place is not to her liking, to confuse potential predators, or becuase she has seen another more safe place. Under the bed is a favorite spot becuase there is a "roof" over the cats' heads which make them feel a lot more secure from suddenly pouncing predators and ... large creatures like humans.

Answer 7

My Mom had a cat that would move her kittens when she felt that the location was too public or the kittens were in danger. The mother will search out a quiet, warm, private area to nurse and care for the kittens.... which isn't usually where the humans plan it will be.
Good luck

Answer 8

She feels that under your bed is the safest place for them.
Having them in two spots tells me she was very wary and didn't feel very safe either place. It is important for her to feel safe and secure or she will keep moving them and may attempt to hide them from you. Good mother cats are paranoid about the safety of their kittens. Male cats will frequently kill kittens for instance.

My barn cat had a litter inside of a horse stall in an enclosure for the water bucket, just a covered corner about four feet high with a triangular piece on top with a hole for the bucket cut out. We looked high and low for those kittens and it took us days to catch he there. We hadn't been using that stall.

Answer 9

She feels extra secure in her spot. you may attempt a cardboard bow on that is area as this provides her a secure region with in user-friendly terms one direction to guard. positioned it someplace quiet and as a great way faraway from drafts, human beings and noise as you are able to take care of. positioned a blanket or towel in the container. If she is going back to the closet you're in basic terms going to could stay along with her decision as you would be inflicting her numerous stress. A gated pen is a competent theory while the kittens start to roam independently yet back mum will want a secure region and can reject it if she does not sense secure.

Answer 10

cats move their kittens because sometimes she feels they are not safe in that spot, if you or someone else is playing with em or even just looking at em makes her feel scared for the kittens so she'll move em. my cat is the most sweetest cat ever but when she has kittens she becomes a paronid little so and so.
just be careful she doesnt move em out side