Hello Everyone,
I had taken in another stray a month and a half back. She gelled up my other kittens and cat. 2 weeks ago I got to know she was pregnant. She delivered the kittens last night. Its her first litter. She kept on meowing the whole night and did not let me leave her side till the kittens were born. She nursed them and cleaned. Everything looked normal till she started meowing again and trying to move the kittens but eventually she brought them back to the same spot every time. So I decided to help her move them and opened a portion of my house which we dont use anymore. She moved all the kittens but wouldn't nurse them and come back to the area where we are living. So I had to sit next to her for hours and put the kittens next to her and she finally attended. I have two concerns here.
First is that I feel she is very confused and doesn't know what to do.I do not know how to help her either. I am afraid she may abandon the kittens because I felt she tried to. She isnt nursing the kittens without me being by her side. Please advice on what I shall do.
I noticed a wound on of the kittens neck (under the mouth) with a lil blood on it. I think she may have injured it while moving since she was roaming with it in her mouth for about half an hour. This particular kitten was cold when I picked it up. So I rubbed it a lil and put it next to her. Its nursing fine and looks alright too. But I do not know if I should be worried. Is it normal for the kittens to get hurt when their mums move them ?
I had taken in another stray a month and a half back. She gelled up my other kittens and cat. 2 weeks ago I got to know she was pregnant. She delivered the kittens last night. Its her first litter. She kept on meowing the whole night and did not let me leave her side till the kittens were born. She nursed them and cleaned. Everything looked normal till she started meowing again and trying to move the kittens but eventually she brought them back to the same spot every time. So I decided to help her move them and opened a portion of my house which we dont use anymore. She moved all the kittens but wouldn't nurse them and come back to the area where we are living. So I had to sit next to her for hours and put the kittens next to her and she finally attended. I have two concerns here.
First is that I feel she is very confused and doesn't know what to do.I do not know how to help her either. I am afraid she may abandon the kittens because I felt she tried to. She isnt nursing the kittens without me being by her side. Please advice on what I shall do.
I noticed a wound on of the kittens neck (under the mouth) with a lil blood on it. I think she may have injured it while moving since she was roaming with it in her mouth for about half an hour. This particular kitten was cold when I picked it up. So I rubbed it a lil and put it next to her. Its nursing fine and looks alright too. But I do not know if I should be worried. Is it normal for the kittens to get hurt when their mums move them ?