A feral pregnant cat showed up on our porch in July sometime. I've seen her around our development for a year or so. I was feeding her for weeks before she had her kittens outside (probably under my neighbors porch) in mid August. She continued to eat food I put out on my front porch after she gave birth.
Then she moved her 6 kittens to under our front porch. They were fed several times a day on my porch. So it's been about 10 weeks. Halloween night was the last time I saw all the kittens. We live in a cul-de-sac & only had 5 kids show up for candy. So I don't think anything happened due to trick-or-treaters.
On Nov 1st the mother & 1 kitten showed up for food. Then I saw the mother cat leave our porch & left the kitten behind. It meowed for awhile & then went under my front porch. She showed up for food that same evening. I haven't seen the other 5 kittens since Halloween eve.
Why did she abandon the 1 kitten on my porch? And where are the other 5? Perhaps this kitten is sick? But it looks perfectly fine. It comes out from under our porch am & pm for food. It is very scared & lonely!
I have 5 indoor cats (1 from a shelter & the other 4 were strays).
Any ideas as to why she left the 1 kitten on my porch?
Then she moved her 6 kittens to under our front porch. They were fed several times a day on my porch. So it's been about 10 weeks. Halloween night was the last time I saw all the kittens. We live in a cul-de-sac & only had 5 kids show up for candy. So I don't think anything happened due to trick-or-treaters.
On Nov 1st the mother & 1 kitten showed up for food. Then I saw the mother cat leave our porch & left the kitten behind. It meowed for awhile & then went under my front porch. She showed up for food that same evening. I haven't seen the other 5 kittens since Halloween eve.
Why did she abandon the 1 kitten on my porch? And where are the other 5? Perhaps this kitten is sick? But it looks perfectly fine. It comes out from under our porch am & pm for food. It is very scared & lonely!
I have 5 indoor cats (1 from a shelter & the other 4 were strays).
Any ideas as to why she left the 1 kitten on my porch?