Where will my cat give birth.?

Question

Hi im just in need of a little help as im very new to this.I have a 10 month old cat that has been confirmed by the vets that she is pregnant.I am a liilte worried to were she is going to give birth , just to let you all know before you start to reply,my house is very tiny with 3 little children so no cuboard space or under beds as all the space i have in my house is taken up by somthing , i have managed to find a spot in my living area were i have put a box with blankets in (she seems to like it as she goes there quite alot ,and just to let you know my cat was not the kind of cat that sleeps in beds and baskets as have tried this since she was 8 weeks old) but with having 3 little children it can get noisy at times, im am very worried that she will find a spot in my back garden somewhere and i will not know if she had them or not , and what if something happens were i need to take her to the vets asap and i wasnt there to help,(and should i still be letting her out as much) ,thanks.

Answer 1

if the area is too noisy or too many people around or too drafty, she has a high chance of killing and/or eating her babies. cats do this when they are stressed.

its unlikely she will want to have her kittens in the living area - she will go where it is quietest and where she feels safe.
i suggest you MAKE a space in your bedroom or your closet for her and keep your kids well away until the kittens are at least 2-3 weeks old.

if you allow her to go outside near to when she is due, she is much more likely to have them out there to keep the kittens away from the kids. keep her inside.
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Answer 2

I had a cat that had kittens in my backyard and I didn't find them for 2 weeks. The only reason I found them was when I was calling my cat to eat she would always come from the same direction. We had a pile of grass and she had dug a hole through that into the ground and the kittens were in a sort of a cave. Also it is important that no one touches the kittens while they are still very young otherwise the mother won't look after them anymore. The second time my cat got pregnant she went missing just before she was going to have them. This was about a year and a half ago now and I never found her again so I don't know what happened there. If possible I would set up a nice cosy place in the garage away from the children.

Answer 3

When she is coming up to birthing time, DON'T allow her to leave the house....you won't know where her kittens are born otherwise......you say you have no place for her to give birth.

Well, you're going to HAVE to make a space, a quiet spot with this box & blankets you've made that she clearly loves to go to.....it's no good saying you have a cat about to give birth & can't accomodate her....she rely's on you right now to make her world the central part of yours.....how would you like it if you were about to give birth & no-one bothered to inconvenience themselves for you & your offspring? you owe it to her to make some space, some quiet space well away from others. there must be a corner of your b/room that you can clear for her.....if you can't at least do this one thing, then give her to someone that will love her enough to do it.....before she gives birth.

Keep your children away from her for at least 2 weeks after the kittens are born & take away the box...place a few comfortable blankets in a corner [quiet] & let her give birth & keep her kittens on that.....when the kittens are about 4 weeks old, then you can give her back the box.....as the kittens will be getting around the room & maybe getting into places that you'll find it hard to get them out from....

REASON? Because there is a chance that she could unintentionally flatten one of the kittens against the side of the box & suffocate it, the kittens at birth will be too weak to get out of the way....

Answer 4

Hi, You didn't say how far along she is? If she has 2 weeks before birth you need to watch her when she gos out. Since you have three children in your home she probably will try and find a place outside to have her little ones. It's has to be little noise for mommy cat when in labor,the less noise the better. Do you have a garage you can put her in when the times comes? If so make sure she haves fresh water and a little food out there for her. If she runs into some kind of problem you will have to help her delivery her babies if you can. If for some reason you can't help you need to get her to a vet A.S.A.P. You want mommy and her babies to have a chance to live. Try not to worry and take one step at a time.
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Answer 5

My cat was always having kittens and we used to put a big card board box in the cupboard under the stairs for her with a nice comfy blanket inside. They like dimly lit places to have their kittens mind you having said that she had some kittens in the cupboard in my mums bedrooms once and when I came home from school we had 3 white kittens. She lived to a ripe old age of 15. Cats pretty much look after themselves when it comes to giving birth.

Answer 6

Keep her in until she gives birth. If she seems to like the bed you made her there is a good chance she will go there but try to keep commotion in that area down as much as possible until she has the babies and for several days after-if she becomes too anxious as a first time mother she might even deliberately or accidentally harm the kittens.

Answer 7

one. is she will quarter up in a cbby hole where it can only be approached from one direction maybeunder the house , behind and under some thing ... but not where otheres[people ] go.
two ... four to eight days after the kittens are born she may want to move them into the house,, this is beacuse the tomcat will be returning with the errand to kill any male kittens in the litter...so let her have a nest in the house in a quiet room undisturbed usually with some of your own old clothes , the kittens will learn this smell too..just observe and see how they feed off their mother before making changes

Answer 8

Hi, your cat will find somewhere quiet and out of the way to have her babies, have you got nowhere that she could be out of the way in your home. When she has the babies don't keep touching them as she will eat her babies because she thinks she is protecting them, wait until they are around 4 weeks before touching them, your vet will give you all the information you need just give them a ring and ask for advice.

Answer 9

She'll choose a quiet secluded place, so you need to put her box somewhere you normally won't go. We had a nice place ready for our cat, and she lived in the box for 3 days, and then at the last minute chose a 'better' place to have her kittens- on top of the engine, under the bonnet of my jeep! It should be dark, too, and quiet.

Answer 10

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