Luna, our female tabby, got her second batch of kittens today around noon.
Earlier today in the morning, we sensed already that she must be due, she looked very much as if she'd "gonna pop any time soon" and she showed a keen interest in the birthing box which we prepared for her like last time.
She must've been so in "kitten mom mode" that she forgot she didn't even give birth YET earlier today.
Every time she was away from the (still empty) box she started crying and acting confused. We at first didn't know what was going on and why she was crying.
Then she tried to pick up her OLDER kittens, now two months old and as big (if not bigger than her!) on the neck and carry them in the box.
She thought she had already given birth and confused the older children for her new babies!
She tried a few times to carry the older kittens into the box, obviously in vain because they're way too heavy and of course they just played around and didn't comply.
Hilarious..although mildly worry-some.
So since she didn't stop crying wanting her "babies" in her box (the real ones still in her belly!) we put her and the two older children in the closet where the box is..
Ten minutes afterwards, she actually got her REAL new babies, three of them. (Two who look like Siamese where we don't have the slightest how this is even possible, and one tabby).
All healthy and fine.
So as long as she is in the box with her new babies now, everything is fine. (Yes of course we don't let the others in the bedroom, as soon as she gave birth we took the older ones out again).
Occasionally Luna comes out to drink and to eat in the kitchen. Birth obviously is not too stressful for her. Then she gets confused again.
The "real" babies are waiting for her in the box, she is trying to grab the 2 months old ones from the living room, trying to haul them into the box, thinking it's their newborns.
Has anyone ever experienced something like this?
I am inclined to say that Luna is probably confused or simply not very bright mistaking older kittens weighing 2lbs each for her newborns.
Earlier today we also tried to replace the rather soiled towel in the birthing box with a fresh one, but this also confused her because she went to the room with the soiled towel rather than attending to her babies! So we put the dirty towel back and will replace it tomorrow.
Just wanted to share
Earlier today in the morning, we sensed already that she must be due, she looked very much as if she'd "gonna pop any time soon" and she showed a keen interest in the birthing box which we prepared for her like last time.
She must've been so in "kitten mom mode" that she forgot she didn't even give birth YET earlier today.
Every time she was away from the (still empty) box she started crying and acting confused. We at first didn't know what was going on and why she was crying.
Then she tried to pick up her OLDER kittens, now two months old and as big (if not bigger than her!) on the neck and carry them in the box.
She thought she had already given birth and confused the older children for her new babies!
She tried a few times to carry the older kittens into the box, obviously in vain because they're way too heavy and of course they just played around and didn't comply.
Hilarious..although mildly worry-some.
So since she didn't stop crying wanting her "babies" in her box (the real ones still in her belly!) we put her and the two older children in the closet where the box is..
Ten minutes afterwards, she actually got her REAL new babies, three of them. (Two who look like Siamese where we don't have the slightest how this is even possible, and one tabby).
All healthy and fine.
So as long as she is in the box with her new babies now, everything is fine. (Yes of course we don't let the others in the bedroom, as soon as she gave birth we took the older ones out again).
Occasionally Luna comes out to drink and to eat in the kitchen. Birth obviously is not too stressful for her. Then she gets confused again.
The "real" babies are waiting for her in the box, she is trying to grab the 2 months old ones from the living room, trying to haul them into the box, thinking it's their newborns.
Has anyone ever experienced something like this?
I am inclined to say that Luna is probably confused or simply not very bright mistaking older kittens weighing 2lbs each for her newborns.
Earlier today we also tried to replace the rather soiled towel in the birthing box with a fresh one, but this also confused her because she went to the room with the soiled towel rather than attending to her babies! So we put the dirty towel back and will replace it tomorrow.
Just wanted to share