Thank you! It may that they have teeth and they have very sharp claws. She looks and sound painful when nursing. She also has very sore looking nipples (they have bled).
My cat gave birth on March 27th. The kittens are now 3 1/2 weeks old. Every time she tries to nurse them, she only nurses for maybe one minute and she seems to be in pain, so she gets up and leaves them. They are all gaining weight and appear to be very healthy. Should I start giving them wet...
Minnie won't allow Jingles near the kittens, but Jingles doesn't seem to be interested in them either. Our golden retriever, Bailey, investigates when they cry, but Minnie doesn't mind. She knows that Bailey wouldn't hurt them.
Minnie is doing very well. She is a good mother. All kittens are doing very well. All are nursing well. She allows me to get them out and examine them
. She just watches me. Now that they are completely dry and clean, it is clear that we have 3 calico girls, one black and white boy, one gray...
I moved her to a box I made for her with a t-shirt. I don't know if you know what I'm talking about. You take a cardboard box and slide a t-shirt over it with the neck of the shirt over the opening of the box. This makes it closed except for the small opening to enter and exit. She seems...
She has tried to move them behind a large bookshelf, but she didn't quite have enough room. She also put them under a tanning bed and a bed. I have very small closets. They wouldn't provide her with much privacy or space.
There doesn't appear to be a runt. They all appear very healthy. What I don't understand though, is she is in a box in a separate room where no one is, but she keeps moving them to unsafe places. Any suggestions on why and what I should do?