what do i do when mommy cat abandons kittens?

Question

she just had her kittens last night and she bolted out the door earlier this morning. all night long she stayed with her kittens, nursed them and did what she as a mother cat was supposed to do. but she left this morning and hasn't come back. i don't know how long she might be gone or if she might ever come back and i know those kittens need her. so, if she doesn't come back, what do i do with the kittens? what will they eat? when will they be hungry?
thanks.

Answer 1

Please do not give them ANY type of people medication or put salt water in their eyes. CALL a vet before you do any of these things. You can KILL the kitties. Asprin is HIGHLY toxic to CATS. I should know, my dad almost killed my cat by giving it an asprin when he hurt his foot. The vet told us NEVER, NEVER give that to a cat.

You will need to feed them KMR (Kitten Milk Replacement) right away before they dehydrate and die. Call your vet and see if they have some, most do. Call your local pet stores, they carry this sometimes WAY CHEAPER than the vet.
At any rate, you CANNOT feed them people milk...they will get diarhea and NO nutrition what so ever. Call your vet and tell him what happened. They can tell you exactly how often to feed them and everything you need to do to be the "mommy". More than likely something must have happened to the momma cat if she has not returned....this is SAD, yes, but you still have the babies to worry about. Quick action is needed on your part or they will die soon.

Answer 2

Okay, worst case scenario that mommy doesn't come back. Go to the vet's office or to a farm and feed store near your area. Get about four bottles for feeding kittens and about eight cans of either dry mix or pre-made kitten formula. The stuff doesn't need to be very thick, nor very warm, just not cold. The kittens will need to be feed and then pooped by using either a wet wash cloth or baby wipes rub from urethra to anus until the stuff comes out. BE GENTLE PLEASE!!! They will want to be fed frequently and pottied right afterwards. Keep them warm with a towel and out of sunlight as much as possible as their eyes are sensitive even closed. You may even have to cut the nipples a little bit more with a hobby knife blade to get the opening to flow better too. Plus, to encourage good eating, gently squeeze the bottle just a little bit whilst they are eating off of it. If you want, you CAN lay next to them on the couch so they become more attach to you and have a better feeding and have a better chance of surviving.

Answer 3

sometimes the mommy does this, just transfer all the kittens and the mom and litter and food etc, in another room that you can close off so that she wont leave, i heard that this sometimes doesn't help either and if it doesn't than get a cage that will enclose her in there with the babies so that all she can really do is eat and lay down...she needs her rest anyways and i know this is hard to do and you dont want to leave her in a cage but sometimes you have no other choice cause the babies need their mama... try to put her in a small room that has a door first and then she of course cant get out and will eventually lay down and take care of the babies if this doesn't work then go to plan b with the cage and she will be fine

Answer 4

The kittens need to be kept warm and they have to be fed Kitten Milk Replacer (KMR) every 3 hours.

Call the Vet at once for advice!

Also, call the local Cat rescue org in your area and ask them -- or the kittens will die.

Perhaps mom Cat went out hunting-- and will be back later.

Hoping for the best

Answer 5

a significant reason a cat might abandon its family members members is via the fact the kittens might have been dealt with to plenty by using people and have their fragrance on them, even even though it's always uncommon. We had a cat that did this oftentimes, we theory she grow to be going to desert them, yet she grow to be in basic terms regulating the feeding sessions. (As advised by using the vet.) even although keep a watch on the kittens and the mum for yet another 12-24 hours and see if she takes ANY pastime in any respect in them, at evening lock her in with the kittens. (In a closet or bathing room.) If worst includes worst, bottle feed. do no longer feed dairy milk, it relatively is undesirable for them. provide them condensed milk or talk to the community vet. sturdy luck!

Answer 6

call a vet or an animal shelter and ask for advice. They may tell you that the kittens will be fine for a while and mom just needed a break or to "wash up", then again, they may tell you to hand feed the kittens or take them to the local shelter if you can't.

Answer 7

either dround them ( they will be lots of work and l some wont survive) or feed them sugar water. and only a little milk ( milk will give them diarea and low survival) some mother cats will do that if there is too much human interfearance, so if she comes back, give her space... make sure they have something to snuggle, and an alarm clock to simulate the others heart beat, and feed them 6-8 tims a day... then put bread in a jar cover with the milk/sugar water and they will learn to eat, by sucking the liquid through the bread, and eventualy begin eating and drinking from the cover.

Answer 8

warm milk, baby dropper, cotton, balls, baby aspirin, salt, I.V.bottal if you know a nurse, kitten food or canned food, keep kittens warm, salt water for eyes just do not over do the salt, cotton balls use like a mothers tongue warm water only approx 1 fourth babe liquid aspirin, this keeps cold and infections away and your ear lob cuddled up to you they will nurse on it, this only a make up kitty mother, take to vet. and you can see the same answers with a price tag

Answer 9

you can get little kitten feeder bottles, I would ask your local vet

Answer 10

Bag, Brick and deep pond or lake. Less cats are good cats.