Okay. We have gone from one extreme to the other. I set up MaxSheba's nesting box as she is 7weeks pregnant now give or take a few days, but def 7weeks since her excursion. I have been reading up on nesting boxes and trying to make sure that I did it properly.
1) It has to be some where she feels comfortable and secure or she wont have her babies there.
2) It has to be secure but accessablie in case of an emergency
3) It has to have cat litter (prefferably non-clumping, yesterday's news perhaps because the kittens WILL taste it and you don't want them to be sick when they do)
4) Kitten food and water
Now. If the list is correct I have a couple of ?'s Is this correct. I used a nice size cardboard box. We will switch over to a large dog crate in a couple of weeks but I want something she can get her scent all over and get familiar with just in case we are off by a week or two. I made a little "doggy door" on the front cut out. We folded the top for privacy yet easy access. We have now put the shredded newpaper in a pillow case and the bottom is lined with it. We have made sure that she can get in AND out of the box, and she can.
Now, is this okay? When the kittens are born if she has them before the dog crate arrives should we just set the dog crate up the same way and move them ourselves or should we allow her to move them? How much should kittens be handled and when is the best time to take them to the vet for their first check up? Do you have to buy KNR milk just in case, or is this only for cats who you know may have trouble feeding their young? Okay I think I have asked everything now
1) It has to be some where she feels comfortable and secure or she wont have her babies there.
2) It has to be secure but accessablie in case of an emergency
3) It has to have cat litter (prefferably non-clumping, yesterday's news perhaps because the kittens WILL taste it and you don't want them to be sick when they do)
4) Kitten food and water
Now. If the list is correct I have a couple of ?'s Is this correct. I used a nice size cardboard box. We will switch over to a large dog crate in a couple of weeks but I want something she can get her scent all over and get familiar with just in case we are off by a week or two. I made a little "doggy door" on the front cut out. We folded the top for privacy yet easy access. We have now put the shredded newpaper in a pillow case and the bottom is lined with it. We have made sure that she can get in AND out of the box, and she can.
Now, is this okay? When the kittens are born if she has them before the dog crate arrives should we just set the dog crate up the same way and move them ourselves or should we allow her to move them? How much should kittens be handled and when is the best time to take them to the vet for their first check up? Do you have to buy KNR milk just in case, or is this only for cats who you know may have trouble feeding their young? Okay I think I have asked everything now