My cat just had kittens and I wanted to check on them and weigh them to make sure they are alright, but my friend told me that if I touch them that she will kill or neglect them. Is that ture?
2007-07-30 13:58:30 · 25 answers · asked by Brwneyz1 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Yes, absolutely. The 14th chromosome located in felines is sent which allows them to be identified by other family members. In this case a mother knows to nurture and protect her litter through sent, considering cats have terrible eye sight. If a mother does not smell or detect the sent on one of the new born kittens she will defend the rest of her litter. It is essential as a human not to interfere with the nurturing and birth of this litter, and one must wait 2 weeks before touching the litter to ensure that the 14th chromosome becomes strong enough to withstand other smells.
PLEASE DON't TOUCH YOU KITTENS!!!!
2007-07-30 14:10:50 · answer #1 · answered by captainbrogan 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No thats not true. I am a cat breeder. But You need to let them alone for a few days not to stress the mother out. Then coax her away from them for a very short time to weight them but don't handle them too much for the first couple of days. When you clean the nesting area out,do the same thing as far as coaxing the mother away for a short time. After a week or so you can come in more often and talk to the mother and kittens. handling them and talking to them when they are a few weeks old for about 5-10 minutes a day will help develop a more affectionate kitten in their adult life.
2007-07-30 14:26:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you hand reared her as a kitten, that would join the subject. Sh under no circumstances found out 'cat skills'. Many mothers do not know what to do instinctivlly and become frightened. If the kittens have delivery defects, mom will kill them. you could save a watch on her and the different kittens, yet i individually might do away with them from her. nevertheless enable them to nurse and be with mom, yet in undemanding terms under supervision. Bottle feed them too. save mom calm and gentle. And it is not her fault, do not do away along with her. She did what she felt ultimate. Even people in some aspects of the international react that thank you to imperfect offspring or in the event that they only do not % them. additionally, she might in undemanding terms have sufficient milk and nurishment for 2 kittens, and have been given rid of the three weekest. The kitten without tail might have had it somewhat is tail bitten off accidentlly while she ate the sac it replaced into born in. Oh, and because she seems to be like a foul mom and the international does not % greater cats, get her spayed. She should not be having kittens besides. yet another concept, if she replaced into hand reared, if it replaced into because of the fact her mom replaced right into a foul mom for in spite of the fact that reason, it would desire to be a genetic element.
2016-10-13 03:55:54 · answer #3 · answered by furne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming the cat is an indoor house cat with a new litter of kittens and you have a good loving relationship with the cat. You should with little or no reservation be able to handle with gentle care her kittens. Keep in mind most cats with their first litter are more protective and cautious than with subsequent litters.
You should have her in a quiet warm area where she feels safe and secure with her new litter. She will require more food and water as she will be nursing these kittens and as they grow she will eat more.
It's quite fun to watch a litter as they mature.
Kittens will need there first vaccinations at 6-8 weeks of age. Cats rarely have trouble as they are being born unlike puppies.
Good Luck and Enjoy them!!!!
2007-07-30 14:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by LuckyLady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not true. Actually, the kittens should be handled by you soon so they become socialized.
Just don't make the mother cat nervous by being loud or having too many people around - and put them back to her teats after a little while.
2007-07-30 14:08:15 · answer #5 · answered by rescue member 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not, some cats are very excited to show off their new kittens to their owners. A better question is why on earth do you need to weight them? If one has a health issue the mother may very well removed it from the litter or simply abandon it.
2007-07-30 14:04:38 · answer #6 · answered by Tulip 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually..
Yes some cats do that.
I think it might depend on how close you are with the cat for her not to like you touching her babies. Cuz I have a cat, Tigger, we raised her from a kitten when she lost her mom and the day she had her kittens I was petting them and giving them kisses. She didn't care.
So it probably won't be a problem.
Have fun with your kitties :]
2007-07-30 14:04:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. I have had cats all my life. My cat, Mae-belle, just had kittens and she lets me hold them and she doesn't neglect them. She has had four litters, and the first litter she was protective. But she carries them around and actually hands me cats, it's about the trust your cat has with you.
2007-07-30 14:11:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd advise not to touch them.
I'm 95% sure, based on my friends kittens, that the mother will not like this, but she won't kill them. She may neglect them, in some cases they do, but usually she will just be mad. I don't believe that you need to weigh them really, but it is still up to you. I'd advise to wait until they were older.
2007-07-30 14:05:48 · answer #9 · answered by xxsilentrosexx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Do what you need to do. We even handle the feral kittens if we can find them as soon as possible. This seems to make them tamable, where the ones we can't handle from birth wind up staying quite wild.
2007-07-30 14:02:30 · answer #10 · answered by ibbibud 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋