Poor mama kitty all hormonal:-(
Good advice. Thank you. I was thinking maybe by closing all of them up together it would help mama feel more secure.
And yes, we plan to spay neuter very soon. I know it should be done by 6 months right? We estimate the kittens to be around 10-11 weeks old right...
I see. I do see the kittens nursing occasionally. Does it make sense to shut them into their "den" and not let them roam at this point or will it only prolong her milk production? Would it help to separate her from the kittens?
I should add that although we set mama cat and kittens in they're own dark space, complete with bed for underneath hiding, we allow them to roam the house. Is this our mistake? Should we close them in?
Ok so it has been 9 days since mama cat was spayed. Two of the three kittens are still pretty shy and run under the bed when approached. Third one totally cool w us. However, mama cat still extremely noisy. She calls for the kittens to (I assume) corral them but they are getting to the point...
Oh Thank you that's a relief. Yes, all kittens and mama are inside in their own room. Mama has been coming and going though. Inside and outside I mean. we bought a plug-in pheromone calmer thingy. Not sure what brand it is. We have revolution ordered but in the meantime we were thinking about...
Advice needed:
About 2 months ago we found a feral mother cat who had birthed 3 kittens in our backyard. The kittens looked like they were around 4 weeks old. We decided to care for the family by setting out food, water, and a litter box. We patiently waited for the mother to get used to us...