Help me please...

I cant get Buttons to stay with her babies!!! The only way she'll stay there is if someone is sitting right beside the box. Its like she is afraid she's gonna miss something around the house....Is there any tips that I can do to get her to stay with her kits???

Im overwhelmed and sick about it all!!

I called the vet and all he said was " well there is nothing you can do" So i asked about KMR and he got all snippy and said he was about half an hour away and he didnt wanna meet us there to get some.

He gave me some recipie for homemade milk ...and i have the seringe but how do you get them to drink from that???

Do you have a dog crate around? If so, line the bottom with warm nesting materials and move the little family into that. If not, then put Momma and babies into a small bathroom or bedroom with Momma's litter and food/water dishes and close the door.

How long has it been since she nursed the kits?

i have a very small cat carrier but thats it. She will lay in the box and the kittens will nurse but only if someone is sitting right beside her. If we try and walk away she jumps out and finds something else to do.

I tried to confine her to my bedroom with her food, water and litter but she ripped the crap outta the carpet at the door and just screams to get out.

The carrier would be too small I would think. Again, how long has it been since she has nursed the kittens? Are they fat and happy, sleeping? Or are the fractious and whiney?

While it will be hard, you have to be firm about this - put them all in the room and close the door. As for the carpet, get an inexpensive welcome mat and place that over your carpet to protect it.

Tomorrow, go out and get an extra-large dog crate. Don't know about where you are, but here at Wal-Mart nearby me, they run about $50. I swear by mine. Even if you don't have kittens, you just never know when you might need to confine your pets and the crate makes the perfect solution.

they are nursing right now..I keep putting them on her nipple after she moves.

you think if i confined her she would eventually go to the kittens?
for the first little while they were crying and she didnt even look back at them

Im not worried about the carpet..im worried that she wont go back to them.
Is that a possibility? and if so...is it best to lock them in the same room as myself so at least i can sit there and she'll nurse

If you confined her, she would have no choice but to stay with her babies. But watch her ... even confined, she could stress out and harm them. What I did was to use the crate and put it in my living room (I don't have a lot of traffic running through my house at all) so I could keep the family nearby and check on them frequently. It satified my girl's need to have me closeby and my need to make sure they were all OK.

It is a possibility she won't go back to them if she senses there may be something wrong with the babies or with herself or if she feels in any way threatened. I read in your birth announcement that you thought there may be more babies in there ... do you still feel that way or do you think she is done?

Okay thank you... she seems to care and is licking them and cleaning them but its like she is scared and doesnt know what to do and needs someone to sit with her constantly

If it is possible, just sit with her for a while until she calms down. She will get the hang of it ... just keep telling her in a calm voice what a good little momma she is and how beautiful her babies are ... I know it sounds wierd, but sometimes it helps.

i think she is done, i dont feel any more lumps or anything, she is not meowing or panting ...she does clean herself every once in a while but she seems comfortable in the sense that she is finished. she had the second one just after 2 this afternoon and its just after 10pm here...so i hope she's done

Sounds like it. There may be a few little drops of blood for a few days afterwards so don't let that alarm you.

She has got to get with her babies.
My vet told me that not all cats are great mothers or like it when they have their first litter. She needs to be confined in a small space with them. Do not give in to her. Sit in the space with her but don't let her roam. The kittens need the colostrum from her and her body warmth to thrive.
Lucia did not go into her birthing bed until she went into labor and she stays there. You may have to teach her to be a good Mommy.
A bedroom in my opinion is too big. A smaller space would be preferable.

Okay thank you for your help...im extremely nervous and clueless and scared for the kits

You are doing fine ... Just remember to breathe.

I rubbed Lucia's head sometimes and cooed to her to soothe her. She may need some soothing. If she needs you there that means she is feeling insecure.
Don't worry. It will be alright.

I think you need to be there with Buttons while she is learning the ropes. She obviously is a little nervous to be alone with them. Even if you put them in your bedroom with you, I think it would be just fine IMO. I sleep in the spare room with the kittens and Lily. I need to do it for my sanity just because I'm a worry wart. I think now, she'd be fine alone, but I don't want her getting ideas to move them in the night if she felt the other cats were bothering her. I close the door at night but she wakes me up for her to go out.

Put your cat and babies in your room and see what happens. Like others have said, she may need some verbal encouragement. I always tell Lily what a good mom she is and how beautiful her babies are.

Let us know what happens, we will all be here to help you out

You are doing fine. =o) I have mine in our bedroom closet, and she seems to like the company. If she's nursing when you are near, she feels safe with you. I'd follow the advice, and remember to breathe.

do you have a heating pad you could put under their bed (on low) to keep the kittens warm when mom isn't with them? Is her food, water and litterbox in there with her so she has no reason to get up and roam. Thats a very good idea about sleeping with them tonight. Can you move their box into your bedroom? She will probably be alot more comfortable with you nearby.