Help: Kittens!

I'm going to call them in a bit... I talked to the misses and if she is not back then we will hand rear them if it comes to that but I hope that the cat comes back...

Stelly
 
Thanks guys

Your words are really helping... I just feel like its my fault for picking one up last night but she didn't give any warnings and looked calm about it

:( :(

Stelly
 
Cats have a habit of disappearing for extended periods. If she's a stray then staying put for a long time is probably a little unnatural to her - now that the kittens are a little bigger and can survive a little longer between feeds she has probably gone out to investigate her old territory and hunting grounds more closely. I wouldn't worry just yet - not until tomorrow morning at the very least.

I highly doubt that it's due to you touching the kittens. Even though you haven't stroked the mother cat yet, she is obviously familiar with your scent (she's raising her kittens in a place that smells of you - the bringer of food). She will associate your scent as being friendly by this stage. I highly doubt that she has abandoned the kittens, and certainly not because of your scent.

She'll be back later, mark my words.
 
I hate cats but damn their cute!
Also, facebook is a good place nowadays, maybe post on a local classifieds page that you have some adopted kittens free to a good home?
 
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Just for gods sake, dont take them here...
 
Duff-Man said:
Cats have a habit of disappearing for extended periods. If she's a stray then staying put for a long time is probably a little unnatural to her - now that the kittens are a little bigger and can survive a little longer between feeds she has probably gone out to investigate her old territory and hunting grounds more closely. I wouldn't worry just yet - not until tomorrow morning at the very least.

I highly doubt that it's due to you touching the kittens. Even though you haven't stroked the mother cat yet, she is obviously familiar with your scent (she's raising her kittens in a place that smells of you - the bringer of food). She will associate your scent as being friendly by this stage. I highly doubt that she has abandoned the kittens, and certainly not because of your scent.

She'll be back later, mark my words.
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Your words have been marked! :)

Stelly
 
She will come back Stelly :)

Snoop will disappear for up to 8hrs some days, she is just going for an extended wonder.

When one of the cats in my mother in laws house had a litter, she would flounce off for a few hours when they got to around that age yours are now...the dog would go and sit with them lol. She once turned back up with a mouse for them :eek:

BTW, yes I still want one :) The kind words of the Kitteh Thread peeps have calmed my resolve :)
 
I wouldnt worry mate,

as the others have said, the mother probably just wants a little space and to investigate the outside world again for a little bit.

Keep a close eye on the kittens though and make a judgement call at some point tomorrow.
 
TrixiBuG said:
She will come back Stelly :)

Snoop will disappear for up to 8hrs some days, she is just going for an extended wonder.

When one of the cats in my mother in laws house had a litter, she would flounce off for a few hours when they got to around that age yours are now...the dog would go and sit with them lol. She once turned back up with a mouse for them :eek:

BTW, yes I still want one :) The kind words of the Kitteh Thread peeps have calmed my resolve :)
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I have just talked to the CPL who have viewed the video and said she doesn't look stressed and that she has probably gone out for a break away... it just worried me that she has left most of her food which she never does... ever!

It maybe hand rearing time but they said that it would only be for a few days as they should be on solids very very soon... I have to do the whole wet bum thing to stimulate toilage but I'm not too bothered about that.

I'm going to get a hot water bottle and wrap it up putting it into the basket in the hope that it will keep the kittens warm, if she does not come back I will take them in doors but I'm going to ensure that she is not coming back before doing that...

*whisper* grey cat is it :D

This has to be the longest day in work ever!!!

Stelly
 
Argh, cannot stop thinking about how they are, it is not the warmest outside... I want to go home now...

I was going to let my rotty do the stimulation ;)

Stelly
 
Stelly said:
Argh, cannot stop thinking about how they are, it is not the warmest outside... I want to go home now...

I was going to let my rotty do the stimulation ;)

Stelly
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As mentioned before, the dog (Grizzly) at my mother in laws was basically a kitten sitter when the mum went out and he did this for that litter lol :P

Very funny to see a HUGE old male collie dog playing nurse to a bunch of little kittens :D
 
TrixiBuG said:
As mentioned before, the dog (Grizzly) at my mother in laws was basically a kitten sitter when the mum went out and he did this for that litter lol :P

Very funny to see a HUGE old male collie dog playing nurse to a bunch of little kittens :D
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I don't really think Judith would do that... we might introduce her at some stage to try and get them use to dogs, but that's about it really :)

Stelly
 
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