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Our kittens came last night. I found her with them this morning in the litter box. There were five but one little white one didn't make it. So we have 2 white ones and two orange tabbies( I marked the ear of one white one to tell them apart). They are in a crate now and I have been letting her out just to use the litter box so that she does not hide them anywhere.
I was checking them out though and I was not sure if she was cleaning them enough. They are pretty clean but I used some damp paper towels to clean their rears because one had a little poop on it's rear. Two had yellow urine and two had darker yellow urine. I was going to check again in an hour. They are nursing right now. She seems to have no problem laying there with them so I think they are getting enough milk. Their tummies are pretty round. She is a little young to have kittens. I think she is around 5 or 6 months. She was supposed to be 4 months old when we got her and she was already pregnant. She seems pretty playful and loving with the kittens but I am a little worried she might lay on them as well. She was laying on top of the deceased one and she is rubbing her face and chin on them.
She is pretty calm with them. If I hold them she does not mind. If they cry she just rubs her face on them. She doesn't try to pick them up. If I open the crate she'll just wander off and leave them.
How do you tell if she is cleaning enough for their elimination needs?
I was checking them out though and I was not sure if she was cleaning them enough. They are pretty clean but I used some damp paper towels to clean their rears because one had a little poop on it's rear. Two had yellow urine and two had darker yellow urine. I was going to check again in an hour. They are nursing right now. She seems to have no problem laying there with them so I think they are getting enough milk. Their tummies are pretty round. She is a little young to have kittens. I think she is around 5 or 6 months. She was supposed to be 4 months old when we got her and she was already pregnant. She seems pretty playful and loving with the kittens but I am a little worried she might lay on them as well. She was laying on top of the deceased one and she is rubbing her face and chin on them.
She is pretty calm with them. If I hold them she does not mind. If they cry she just rubs her face on them. She doesn't try to pick them up. If I open the crate she'll just wander off and leave them.
How do you tell if she is cleaning enough for their elimination needs?