Hi, I'm hoping I can get a bit of advice. To begin, we have four indoor cats, about six months old. Four days ago we brought one of our local feral queens (Fluffybutt) into the house because I was fairly sure she was in labor. She had a healthy litter of five. All is well, they are gorgeous.
We had her closed into the bathroom to keep the cattens (our older kittens) away from mom and young.
The day before yesterday another queen (Skitty) had her kittens under the house. She also had five, but they are very small. I'm fairly sure they are premature. They have very little hair on their legs and their skin is all wrinkly. We've brought her and the babies in, and currently have each mommy and litter shut in a reasonably sized carrier.
Now the problem is, I've been able to stay home with them for a few days to make sure all is well and to let them out to have a scratch in the litter and eat, but I can't continue to do so. The bathroom is the only room with a door in the house, so I can't seperate them by room. I'm not sure about leaving them out of the carriers in there together.
So,do you think it would be ok to have both carriers open in there so moms have access to the box and food/water? In addition, does anyone have any advice on any extra care that premies need? They seem to be nursing ok, and I've kept the bathroom at a warm temp, but I'm not sure if there's anything else I should watch for or can do to help.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
The day before yesterday another queen (Skitty) had her kittens under the house. She also had five, but they are very small. I'm fairly sure they are premature. They have very little hair on their legs and their skin is all wrinkly. We've brought her and the babies in, and currently have each mommy and litter shut in a reasonably sized carrier.
Now the problem is, I've been able to stay home with them for a few days to make sure all is well and to let them out to have a scratch in the litter and eat, but I can't continue to do so. The bathroom is the only room with a door in the house, so I can't seperate them by room. I'm not sure about leaving them out of the carriers in there together.
So,do you think it would be ok to have both carriers open in there so moms have access to the box and food/water? In addition, does anyone have any advice on any extra care that premies need? They seem to be nursing ok, and I've kept the bathroom at a warm temp, but I'm not sure if there's anything else I should watch for or can do to help.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.