Oh, okay. Thank you! We'll wait to make a decision on whether to keep momma cat or not until after she gets spayed.
Can you tell me anything about my second paragraph (in the original post) -- how another female cat has seemed to take over as mommy. Should it concern me?
We took in a pregnant cat who was very friendly a little over a month ago. She had 4 babies but only one was born alive. We helped her raise this one, and she's definitely a keeper. I think it's okay that momma cat is now starting to push the baby away (doesn't want to feed her anymore), but...