Hi, Sunday evening my beautiful cat rose gave birth to two equally as beautiful kittens! It's her first ( and only) litter. Even though I'd kept a lookout for any signs of labour none seemed to appear, one minute she was sat in my dining room, the next she kind of meowed and chirruped and trotted upstairs to her nesting box ( which she'd previously shown little interest in!). She wanted me there during her labour, which in total lasted three and a half hours with fourth five minuets between each birth. She did so well, I could not belive how much instinct my beauty had!
So, today they are just coming up to two days old. This morning rose ( mummy cat) moved her babies from the nesting box to under my bed ( still in same room) but she didn't stay there with them, she laid at the foot of the bed. Since she has gone under the bed to feed and cuddle them, I have left her to it. I'm.feeding her wet kitten food,water and kitten formula. Is there anything else I can be doing for her, and are there any signs to look out for that she maybe rejecting them? Also I was going to start weighing them from this evening onwards, how much is a sufficient daily gain?
Any advice would be greatfully received!
So, today they are just coming up to two days old. This morning rose ( mummy cat) moved her babies from the nesting box to under my bed ( still in same room) but she didn't stay there with them, she laid at the foot of the bed. Since she has gone under the bed to feed and cuddle them, I have left her to it. I'm.feeding her wet kitten food,water and kitten formula. Is there anything else I can be doing for her, and are there any signs to look out for that she maybe rejecting them? Also I was going to start weighing them from this evening onwards, how much is a sufficient daily gain?
Any advice would be greatfully received!
