NEED URGENT HELP!!! PLEASE ANSWER QUICKLY!!

I seem to have gotten myself into one heck of a mess. You see, there is this local feral cat that had given birth to her kittens near our garage. Today she moved her kittens (2 weeks old) to the inside of our garage door (it opens by sliding to the side) and I only reliazed this after I got home and noticed that her kittens were there. One of them had gotten crushed by the door, so in an attempt to save the other 3 kittens I waited for the mother to leave and then moved them to a nice, calm, sheltered spot in the corner of our garden. I led the mother to where her kittens are and she started sniffing them, then left. A while later she comes back and sniffs them again, then attacks me (I was near them), and leaves once more. About 30 minutes later she returns and picks up the dead kitten, and leaves. Is there a possibilty she has abandoned her kittens? and more importantly, WHAT DO I DO NOW?!?!?! 

Thank you for rescuing the kitten and mothers.

I don't think she abandoned her other kittens.  In order to encourage her to return, I would leave out food where the mother can get to it.

How cold it is where you live?  The kittens need to be kept warm.

It is of vital urgency, importance that the mother be around to feed her kittens, otherwise they will die unless you are prepared to bottle feed them.

Look under the Pregnant Cats and Kitten Care forum for more information on how to do this.  And here is an article about hand rearing kittens.  You might also want to post a similar inquiry there; lots of people on that forum with lots of information.

Vibes for everyone. 

She moved the dead kitten to keep the predators away. She should return and get her other kittens and will move them to a safer place where you probably won't find them. Unless you have the time and monies to invest in head-raising these babies (they will need to be fed every 2 hours round the clock, stimulated so they can poop and pee and kept warm) I would leave them alone for now and see if she comes back. I would put them into a cardboard box (with an open top) piled with warm bedding and see what happens. They are better off with mom then they are with someone who might not know what they are doing to keep these kittens safe.

You can also check out one of my websites for everything you need to know about hand-raising kittens and I am sorry that one died- but the queen had to move them to save the others. She will put the kitten somewhere another predator can find it- and it will be far away from her nest so she might not come back for a few hours

www.kitten-rescue.com   for more info

At 2 weeks old I would hand raise them.  They will not have to eat every 2 hours being they are a bit older.  Feed them on demand, make sure they gain and do not lose weight and start introducing wet/canned food.  Babycat by Royal Canin is WONDERFULL.

If she comes back and takes them by time you see them again you may have to trap/tame.  I would set a trap out for her and get her spayed ASAP.
 

Thanks for replying so quickly everyone. Putting food out for her did the trick, and she probably buried the dead kitten. Problem is that she's moved them back to the inside of our garage door. Do you think I should try moving them again and blocking the entry way to the garage door? Or hand raise the kittens? I know that they're better off with their mother, but if they stay where they are they will all end up getting crushed.  It's already bad enough that one of them got killed (mother cat still seems sad).

Oh yeah, and taking them with the mother isn't an option because she is probably the most vicious cat I've met, and I wasn't able to tame her before she gave birth. I've tamed (and neutered) 5 adult cats and lots of kittens, but this cat is feral beyond the point of return.

Cant you let the garage and the garage door be for some week?  Ie not using the garage.

It would be the easiest.  And take them somewhat later, when you dont need to handraise, and also the fostering is more effective.

Otherwise, if you are willing to handraise, it may be worth it.  Normally, we always recommend to get the mom to do it as long as possible.

But semiferales, where there IS a fosterer waiting, may be the exception.

Taking them now or in one week lessens also the risk the mom moves them again, and them - going ferale together with their vicious and ferale mom.

OK, taking the mom and the kittens together?

Most often, it is fully possible to take the semiferale mom and the kittens. Even a semiferale mom accepts the situation as soon she understands nobody is threating the kittens and you are trying to be nice to them.  The welfare of her children is more important than "freedom".

But here, as you say she is the most vicious of them all... Exception again?. 

Anyway, you are the pilot here, you must decide for yourself what is possible for you, and what is possible to do there.

Good luck!

Isn't it possible to not close the garage door all the way, so the babies won't get crushed?

Then they could stay where they are for a few weeks with mom taking care of them.