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Hello new here. Hope to get some advice.
In the fall two female stray kittens began hanging around my deck. My neighbor lady houses strays so I thought they were hers. She claimed they were not. But she did make sure I knew she already had 3 indoor cats & could not take anymore. I am allergic and my lease calls for no pets. I provided a bin & blankets for housing and food.
My plan was to get them spayed before they went into heat. But, a Tom sprayed around early Febuary and threw both into heat, both females took off for a week. Of course they both ended up preggers.
One birthed 5 kittens on Easter. The other birthed 4 the next day on my deck. I was hoping for at least a week apart. All kittens are healthy, both great Moms. They have seperate boxes, heating pads under the box (it has been chilly here yet), blankets and such.
The issue is one Momma has kittynapped the other Mommas kittens some time in the night last night. She left one. I can´t tell them apart now and am concerned. I could identify 2 & put them back in their nest. Momma and babies are acting normal. She does not seem worried about the missing kitten. Wasn´t even distressed with just 1 left!
I have now marked her kittens with ribbons.
The kittynapper Momma gets distressed when she hears the other Momma babies cry now though. She wants to get in the nest and care for the kittens. And that Momma could care less. I show her her nest and she settles. I can´t move the nests anywhere else that is safe. They are as far apart as I can make them for safe shelter kitten purposes.
My concern is more so for the kittens since both Moms are good and trusting with each other. I fear the kittens could get confused and the other Momma may start rejecting her kittens leaving the super Mom kittynapper overwhelmed!
I am super stressed and any advice would help.
In the fall two female stray kittens began hanging around my deck. My neighbor lady houses strays so I thought they were hers. She claimed they were not. But she did make sure I knew she already had 3 indoor cats & could not take anymore. I am allergic and my lease calls for no pets. I provided a bin & blankets for housing and food.
My plan was to get them spayed before they went into heat. But, a Tom sprayed around early Febuary and threw both into heat, both females took off for a week. Of course they both ended up preggers.
One birthed 5 kittens on Easter. The other birthed 4 the next day on my deck. I was hoping for at least a week apart. All kittens are healthy, both great Moms. They have seperate boxes, heating pads under the box (it has been chilly here yet), blankets and such.
The issue is one Momma has kittynapped the other Mommas kittens some time in the night last night. She left one. I can´t tell them apart now and am concerned. I could identify 2 & put them back in their nest. Momma and babies are acting normal. She does not seem worried about the missing kitten. Wasn´t even distressed with just 1 left!
I have now marked her kittens with ribbons.
The kittynapper Momma gets distressed when she hears the other Momma babies cry now though. She wants to get in the nest and care for the kittens. And that Momma could care less. I show her her nest and she settles. I can´t move the nests anywhere else that is safe. They are as far apart as I can make them for safe shelter kitten purposes.
My concern is more so for the kittens since both Moms are good and trusting with each other. I fear the kittens could get confused and the other Momma may start rejecting her kittens leaving the super Mom kittynapper overwhelmed!
I am super stressed and any advice would help.