My cat just gave birth! What do I do!?

Let's get to the deal, so far it has been 4. 2 Mixed ones, and 2 pure ones, I think a black one will come soon. I don't know, but so far. My sister been watching her, I woke up and she told me she gave birth I WAS SO HAPPY >.<, Okay! So tell me one thing, I saw her give birth to 1 only, so the others started moaning like crazy, meow meow. After writing this, my sister brought a NEW TOWEL, and put a cardbox (she likes the bed I guess? I don't mind getting a new one.) she put them in it but she was gonna eat it! The smell right? Please help?! And also, how do I speed up the date to touch them, It's very important. And recently, before birth, the kitten ran away (father) my dad hates him, but he keeps it for us, so look. He was like "Someone took him, someone took him." And I'm sure he did, we're locating him often.

Sorry but I do not understand a word you wrote. Can you try again so we can advise/help you? In the meantime I will use your title as your query~

Leave the adult cat/mother and kittens alone and provide food and water for the mother. Let the mother do her job. She knows what to do. Stay out of her way and just provide a place  that is safe, warm, soft, and quiet for them.

I agree. I can't understand what you're asking.

Okay. Sorry, I was a little too lazy and didn't brother writing a decent paragraph. I can't really move her in the meantime, they are sucking her breasts and I also can't touch then. Last time, I brought a new towel and held them in it and put them in a cardbox, I think she was going to bite his/her head.. I don't really remember since it has been 4 hours, but It's all good. Thank you, I got a sandbox, a plastic bag full of kitten food cans, about 30 plastic plates, and well. That's it, anything else I need to put?

? Again you are not writing clear enough for me to help so I have to guess what you need.

These kittens will not eat kitten food for a long time.They need Moms milk only for at least 5-6 weeks.

She/Mom needs to ALWAYS be next to the kittens for warmth or they will die. Please do not take them away from her. As mentioned provide a warm, safe, quiet place for mom and family and let her be a mom. A large box with  a blanket is nice in the corner of a quiet room. Place the box and blanket near the mom and if she likes it she will move her family.

Cats have been having kittens forever and really do not need help most the time. I never heard of a mother cat eating her young. Yes they eat the sack and placenta but that is normal and they bathe them vigorously to stimulate breathing. If you interfere with this process you may hurt the kitten.

Feed the Mom cat good quality food-you can give the mom the kitten food to eat and supply water. She needs a lot of good food to feed the babies.

Let mom be a mom for 8-10 weeks. Start advertising trying to get them homes at 8 weeks. Good Luck

Slykat12 said:

 
? Again you are not writing clear enough for me to help so I have to guess what you need.

These kittens will not eat kitten food for a long time.They need Moms milk only for at least 5-6 weeks.

She/Mom needs to ALWAYS be next to the kittens for warmth or they will die. Please do not take them away from her. As mentioned provide a warm, safe, quiet place for mom and family and let her be a mom. A large box with  a blanket is nice in the corner of a quiet room. Place the box and blanket near the mom and if she likes it she will move her family.

Cats have been having kittens forever and really do not need help most the time. I never heard of a mother cat eating her young. Yes they eat the sack and placenta but that is normal and they bathe them vigorously to stimulate breathing. If you interfere with this process you may hurt the kitten.

Feed the Mom cat good quality food-you can give the mom the kitten food to eat and supply water. She needs a lot of good food to feed the babies.

Let mom be a mom for 8-10 weeks. Start advertising trying to get them homes at 8 weeks. Good Luck

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Great reply. And I will add this - keep the kittens with the mom until they're 12 weeks old (though I agree about advertising much sooner) make sure the kittens go to homes where they will be neutered/spayed at the age of four months. Here's an article about how to find good homes for kittens - 

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/kittens-to-good-homes

And yes, contact your vet in a couple of months time and spay the mom cat. If you can get the male that impregnated her, get him neutered asap as well. More about that - 

http://www.thecatsite.com/a/spay-and-neuter-your-cats

The food is for the mom, I'm stupid but not that stupid. Wait, the mother goes downstairs lots of times, they sleep in a quiet not that much of a light and very safe and warm place. Is this good or? Oh and, When I got back from school I found them in a different place, behind the closet. She started meowing to me I gave her food since our maid ran away. I let her eat lots of food, yet she meows to me. I don't know what to do now.. I also have school so I need to sleep.

Okay, but I mentioned that the male cat ran away, so I don't think I can do it (going to the vet) And by the way, there are many kittens that eat their first, it's a cycle but my kitten didn't do it? Maybe because she eats them if they don't smell like her, by the way... can I touch them?

Re-read this, sorry what now? Advertising? Oh, haha. You want me to give them up? Sorry, even if I was gonna die that's mostly not the last thing I will do, or ever do. I got a male kitten so I could have more kittens. I care for them, I don't want them. I need them, and the mother does too. I will provide them food anytime, safety,care, and health. I'll take care of them。。

You can touch them if the mom cat doesn't mind. It's good to get kittens used to being handled at a young age.

I tried it and she didn't do anything really.. she didn't even eat them ..  THANK U<33 Buuuut.. They live behind a closet now xD She doesn't want them going anywhere else, I thought she was going to eat them when she bit it BUUT.. she was holding it with her mouth to go behind the closet, haha.

Can I ask how old you are?

*Yes, we are saying you should look for good homes for them by advertising because owning 8 cats is too much for a student. It is too much for an adult and super expensive with all the food and vet care and operations that are required. 

*Every single one of them needs an operation so they do not make more kittens paid for either by you or the persons adopting them-this is not an option and it is very expensive. In simple terms-

                                                                                               This operation must be done on every cat you have

We have too many kittens (millions upon millions) without homes that have to be killed every day. Please do not add anymore by neglecting to fix the ones you have.

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I tried it and she didn't do anything really.. she didn't even eat them ..  THANK U<33 Buuuut.. They live behind a closet now xD She doesn't want them going anywhere else, I thought she was going to eat them when she bit it BUUT.. she was holding it with her mouth to go behind the closet, haha.

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Do you understand that the kittens will need to see a vet to be sterilized by 4 months of age? If you intend on keeping them all you need to make sure they do not breed with one another.

Please be sure to get them fixed.

I'm just curious about why everyone is saying 4 months? Where I live we spay/neuter at 8 weeks as long as the kitten is at least 2 pounds. The shelter I volunteer for is amazing and would never do anything to jeopardize a kitty's health.

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I'm just curious about why everyone is saying 4 months? Where I live we spay/neuter at 8 weeks as long as the kitten is at least 2 pounds. The shelter I volunteer for is amazing and would never do anything to jeopardize a kitty's health.

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I say about 4 months b/c I see posts all the time where people are complaining their vet won't do the procedure until X date, or X weight.

Very few cats mature at 4 months but some do, so it is a good starting point.

Of course if you can have it done earlier, by all means...

fostersrule said:

I'm just curious about why everyone is saying 4 months? Where I live we spay/neuter at 8 weeks as long as the kitten is at least 2 pounds. The shelter I volunteer for is amazing and would never do anything to jeopardize a kitty's health.

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To the best of my knowledge, early spay/neuter is indeed perfectly safe. Many vets prefer to operate on older kittens, simply because it's easier (larger, more developed organs to handle). When it's a pet cat there's rarely a problem with waiting until the cat is 4 months old. The cat will have no reached puberty by then. With shelter kittens, there's an added consideration: kittens are more adoptable when they're younger, so the shelter wants them to be able to go to their new homes already spayed at about 10-12 weeks of age (hence, spay them earlier and allow them a couple of weeks to fully heal).

That makes sense!! Thanks!

My last visit to the Vet.  included the statement from the Dr. "everyone is spaying too young".  All my cats are indoor only and I have eight spoiled brats.  The males are neutered depending on spraying and availability to an unaltered female.  Females are spayed according to availability to an unneutered male. With that in mind I fix them with the intent to let nature influence their development as much as possible naturally - hormones play a large part in development and health.  I have never had any unwanted litters but I am very, very attentive. Mine are fixed between 7 and 10 months depending on the situation.  Females can become pregnant as early as six months (some a little younger), during their first season. It is hard on them when they give birth when they are still kittens themselves.  If you are letting them outside be aware of diseases, injuries and high vet bills from their outside excursions.  Your male cat may not have run away, he probably got run over or killed another way or simply, Tom cats prowl and you are not a priority because he was not neutered. If you don't have the finances for the spay/neuter have to new owners do it.  You have one cat that should be the first priority to having spayed right after the kittens are weaned - she is not a baby factory.  I read your dedication to your kitties in an earlier email.  I have to ask are your current adults vaccinated, wormed and have regular check ups at the vet.?  Remember the kitties come first.  If you are planning on  having multitudes of cat I hope you are very well financed and I an talking thousands.  Start checking out cost of vaccinations and regular health checks.  With 8 cats I go through 380 lbs. of cat litter a month that's over $150 ($1800 a year) and a good quality food will cost a minimum of around $1300. I shop at Sams club and their litter is the most cost effective . Just to walk through the door at a vets. office with eight cats will cost $320, that doesn't include blood tests, vaccinations, worming, injuries, flea or heartworm treatments, or surgeries.  If your cats are healthy and indoor only, you can expect to spend minimum of 3 to 4 thousand dollars on the vet a year.  So, what are we up to now, 5 to 6 thousand dollars and you haven't even bought toys, scratching post or litter boxes.  I'm not sure where you are living but unless you own your own home the land lord will evict you and then where will your cats be?  My guess is down at the shelter waiting to be euthanized. Think very carefully about your need for multiple kitties.  If you really care about them, your are not giving the right answers to your ability to take care of them in your current situation.

  Yes, cat have been known to eat their young.  Mostly young inexperienced mothers or kittens with sever birth defects or under high stress situations.  Handle, but do not over handle the kittens,  they need to bond with humans at a young age.  If she has moved her kittens, she needs a little privacy and feels the kittens are safer their.

I'm just wondering why it is "too young"? Are there studies that show that spaying and neutering later is more beneficial to their health? Or is it just speculation?

Its anatomy an physiology  and development due to hormones. 

Ever had any experience with horses?  Males that are castrated later are better physically developed  (necks are thicker and  they have more muscle mass) but of course we are dealing with horses so with that comes a chance of attitude problems. If it is easier for you to relate, take a look at boy before puberty and then look at one after puberty has started.  How about a woman that has had a total hysterectomy, watch what happens to her when the hormones stop.

In cats, specifically with females the operation is internal and the organs are tiny.  Ever looked at the size of the incision. 

You don't need a study on best time to neuter depending on age.  Just crack open a college A and P book and start reading the section on hormones and development and decide for yourself. I want to know why people have stopped thinking for themselves.

Rescues deal with so many homeless animals they neuter and spay young because this is when the animals are the cutest and it is the best opportunity to find them a home.  No one wants an adult cat.  Since people have a tendency not to fix their pets (for whatever reason)  it has become customary to spay or neuter before adoption because people can't be trusted.  It does not mean the Vets. like it or approve, but it does reduce the numbers of unwanted cats that arrive at a homeless shelter from being euthanized.

Neutering too late can also have its adverse affects.  Spraying, Tom catting around and fights which result in injuries, unwanted pregnancies in the cats that have not grown up yet, cats that are merely kitten factories, males with urinary problems etc.

I spay all my cats, but never too early and never too late. It depends on you.  Ask a vet. and ask more than one.  Some are spay and neuter freaks because they know  just how irresponsible pet owners can be.