So my parents are split up and my dad went on holidays so i stayed at my moms and my neighbour took care of my cat. We have a lot of land and when i came back to my dads house my cat was missing for the first two days. When i saw her today she was skinny again so i think she had them a couple of days ago. I'm feeding my cat and giving her water etc. She has stayed around here for 2 hours and her nipples look smaller than they were before and white at the tips? I'm really worried that they might of passed away. If they are still alive will they follow her home when they are grown up? I've tried to look for them but i don't want to bother them but no luck :/ Please help me i'm really worried. How do i find them? Thanks (:
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Cat had kittens outside? Help
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Yes, she had surely had them outside. Hopefully they are OK. If so, mom will bring them home when they are about 7-8 weeks... It works, but they maybe wont be fully socialized... Compared with home raised kittens.
Untill this time she will hopefully eat at your place, if you proceed to give her food, and not try and catch her by force.
Mom cats at farms and the like do so, if they dont trust their owner, suspecting the kittens will be killed. Wisely, as its easier for people to kill off new born, than fully healthy kittens, fully able to life...
And as we all know, its common farmers kill off the newborn kittens, at best leaving one or two for the mom to care for. Other farmers kill off them all newborns.
(Modern farmers let their vet spay and neuter in time, but that is another story).
The best bet for you is you try and build her trust in you as well you can - giving food, praising, petting of course if she lets you, etc...
And when you think you do have the trust builded up (again) - try and follow her to her kittens.
You talk sweetly and friendly, and try to follow. With a little luck, she will allow you to follow, and let you to them. Try a couple of times if so is, as she may try to lead you astray, if she doesnt trust you.
When you have founded them in their nest, you collect them. If the nest is movable, you take the whole nest with them inside. If not, you collect them to a carrier. Mom will almost surely follow you and them. And you carry them to their prepared, nice and cosy room with their new nest, litter, corner with food, etc...
Show the mom this prepared room beforehand, if possible - if she sees the prepared room, she perhaps even herself bring them in...
Proceed with reports and questions!
Good luck!
Untill this time she will hopefully eat at your place, if you proceed to give her food, and not try and catch her by force.
Mom cats at farms and the like do so, if they dont trust their owner, suspecting the kittens will be killed. Wisely, as its easier for people to kill off new born, than fully healthy kittens, fully able to life...
And as we all know, its common farmers kill off the newborn kittens, at best leaving one or two for the mom to care for. Other farmers kill off them all newborns.
(Modern farmers let their vet spay and neuter in time, but that is another story).
The best bet for you is you try and build her trust in you as well you can - giving food, praising, petting of course if she lets you, etc...
And when you think you do have the trust builded up (again) - try and follow her to her kittens.
You talk sweetly and friendly, and try to follow. With a little luck, she will allow you to follow, and let you to them. Try a couple of times if so is, as she may try to lead you astray, if she doesnt trust you.
When you have founded them in their nest, you collect them. If the nest is movable, you take the whole nest with them inside. If not, you collect them to a carrier. Mom will almost surely follow you and them. And you carry them to their prepared, nice and cosy room with their new nest, litter, corner with food, etc...
Show the mom this prepared room beforehand, if possible - if she sees the prepared room, she perhaps even herself bring them in...
Proceed with reports and questions!
Good luck!
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Thank you for your reply, do you think they are still alive? The mother seems to trust me a good bit because we have always been close and she still comes up to me for rubs 
Her nipples seem a bit smaller- is this normal? She went missing for awhile earlier on and when she came back the fur around her nipples were wet and licked away or something making the nipples visible. She keeps licking herself since she came back? Is this anything got to do with the kittens or? Do you think the kittens are still alive? I'm waiting for her to leave again and i'm going to try follow her. If i do find kittens should i bring them inside or will the mother abandon them then? Any other advise or help to convince me that she is taking care of them/not is appreciated. Thanks again
Her nipples seem a bit smaller- is this normal? She went missing for awhile earlier on and when she came back the fur around her nipples were wet and licked away or something making the nipples visible. She keeps licking herself since she came back? Is this anything got to do with the kittens or? Do you think the kittens are still alive? I'm waiting for her to leave again and i'm going to try follow her. If i do find kittens should i bring them inside or will the mother abandon them then? Any other advise or help to convince me that she is taking care of them/not is appreciated. Thanks again
All variations are possible, and no solution is fire proof...
But as said, my definitive guess she did like many farm cats, went outside to deliver her kittens. And if nothing bad happens, she plans on bringing them back home with time...
So yes, I guess they are alive, especielly when you tell she seems to go aside now and then and nurses them. They do so too.
It is a little difficult to guess why she did so, as she seems to have a reliable and loved friend in you. In that situation, they usually wants to deliver at home.
Perhaps something makes she doesnt feels safe? Another person? A dominant resident cat??
Wait, is she an inside / outside kitty or just outside?
Anyways, my advice is you prepare a room for them, nest, food litter, etc Show her this room if possible! Put in there something which smells of her, perhaps her blankets from her usual sleeping place. Also some sweety t-shirt of you.
This must be done before you try to bring them inside.
Wise to Have also the gears prepared IF it happens she runs away or abandons them, after all. I dont think it will happen, but better to be double guarded. You yourself will feel more secured.
And try to follow her. to find the kittens...
This Im trying to describe works also with semiferales, as long as the humans are their usual feeders.
And nay, cat moms dont abandon their kittens easily. They are excellent mothers almost all.
Theoretically, you can wait and see. The problem is, out there they do have much more dangers to them than well inside.
Also, inside they will be automatically nicely socialized. If she brings them home when they are 8 weeks, they will surely be socialized too, but perhaps just so so... AND you want to take your action now or very soon, as long they are in their nest. Later on they will run from you...
But as said, my definitive guess she did like many farm cats, went outside to deliver her kittens. And if nothing bad happens, she plans on bringing them back home with time...
So yes, I guess they are alive, especielly when you tell she seems to go aside now and then and nurses them. They do so too.
It is a little difficult to guess why she did so, as she seems to have a reliable and loved friend in you. In that situation, they usually wants to deliver at home.
Perhaps something makes she doesnt feels safe? Another person? A dominant resident cat??
Wait, is she an inside / outside kitty or just outside?
Anyways, my advice is you prepare a room for them, nest, food litter, etc Show her this room if possible! Put in there something which smells of her, perhaps her blankets from her usual sleeping place. Also some sweety t-shirt of you.
This must be done before you try to bring them inside.
Wise to Have also the gears prepared IF it happens she runs away or abandons them, after all. I dont think it will happen, but better to be double guarded. You yourself will feel more secured.
And try to follow her. to find the kittens...
This Im trying to describe works also with semiferales, as long as the humans are their usual feeders.
And nay, cat moms dont abandon their kittens easily. They are excellent mothers almost all.
Theoretically, you can wait and see. The problem is, out there they do have much more dangers to them than well inside.
Also, inside they will be automatically nicely socialized. If she brings them home when they are 8 weeks, they will surely be socialized too, but perhaps just so so... AND you want to take your action now or very soon, as long they are in their nest. Later on they will run from you...
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Thank you this was very helpful well she normallyt stays at home put therte is a tom cat that keeps attacking her, maybe thats why she hid them? i have the bed sorted out and keeping a close eye on her so as i can follow her. tthanks
well she normallyt stays at home put therte is a tom cat that keeps attacking her, maybe thats why she hid them? i have the bed sorted out and keeping a close eye on her so as i can follow her. tthanks
Yeah, here we do have the explanation.
Friendly toms aint no big danger, some may even help raise the kittens if the tom is a good friend with the mom. He be the biological father or not. But unfriendly teritorial toms are definitely a danger for the kittens.
So you must make the kitten room absolutely tom-safe...
And please consider strongly to neuter this tom, asap! If you DO need a tom for stud services at the farm / alike, consider to try and find a friendly tom as your stud. The ideal is a tom who knows what to do and how, but is friendly with his wifes, and do court the females, not beats up and rapes them... People accept such rough studs because the kittens are made, but its not pleasant for anybody. Not even the tom.
