How much time should Rose be spending with her 5 day old kittens?
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She is a very sociable cat, so she has been crying a lot to get out. She nurses them for 30-40 minutes and then cleans and then immediately wants out. We have her separated from our other cat and the her best friend who is a very big dog, because I don't know how the dog would react to such small babies, but otherwise she loves cats. I just don't want to chance it. Anyways, she comes downstairs and takes long naps with the dog. The kittens complain but I have a baby monitor so she hears them downstairs and immediately heads upstairs. Also, when can the dog safely meet the kittens? We got our other cat around 9 weeks and the dog enjoyed her. When Rose went into labor she tried to stay by the dog during so I had to lock her in a guest bedroom with the nest she made. I'm just trying to be cautious and follow guidelines here, but the kittens may be staying here forever so they'll have to meet our dog at some point. Haha. I very much appreciate your advice and expertise that you've been giving me. There's only so much a vet can tell me.Preferably most of the total time. Some few are there more scarcely. If its warm enough, cozy enough, she nurses them and washes, and they dont complain, its not the whole world.
The main thing is, they dont complain.
If necessary, you can lay them on a fleece - it feels nicely to kittens. Also a heater if necessary.
I gather you do have some problem here, as you ask?
It sounds as she and you manage them well, her finding a nice compromise between children and dog friends... So its not any real problem, although perhaps not totally ideal.She is a very sociable cat, so she has been crying a lot to get out. She nurses them for 30-40 minutes and then cleans and then immediately wants out. We have her separated from our other cat and the her best friend who is a very big dog, because I don't know how the dog would react to such small babies, but otherwise she loves cats. I just don't want to chance it. Anyways, she comes downstairs and takes long naps with the dog. The kittens complain but I have a baby monitor so she hears them downstairs and immediately heads upstairs. Also, when can the dog safely meet the kittens? We got our other cat around 9 weeks and the dog enjoyed her. When Rose went into labor she tried to stay by the dog during so I had to lock her in a guest bedroom with the nest she made. I'm just trying to be cautious and follow guidelines here, but the kittens may be staying here forever so they'll have to meet our dog at some point. Haha. I very much appreciate your advice and expertise that you've been giving me. There's only so much a vet can tell me.
You have nothing to worry about, she sounds like a wonderful mom. I personally have a very social cat too, who had her first litter last year. She only went to them to feed and clean them for 30 minutes and left again. She even slept away from the kittens, and when the kittens complained, she ran back again to feed them again. Some catmoms are like this and it's completely normal. Just make sure she goes back to the kittens enough to feed them, and make sure they aren't cold.She is a very sociable cat, so she has been crying a lot to get out. She nurses them for 30-40 minutes and then cleans and then immediately wants out. We have her separated from our other cat and the her best friend who is a very big dog, because I don't know how the dog would react to such small babies, but otherwise she loves cats. I just don't want to chance it. Anyways, she comes downstairs and takes long naps with the dog. The kittens complain but I have a baby monitor so she hears them downstairs and immediately heads upstairs. Also, when can the dog safely meet the kittens? We got our other cat around 9 weeks and the dog enjoyed her. When Rose went into labor she tried to stay by the dog during so I had to lock her in a guest bedroom with the nest she made. I'm just trying to be cautious and follow guidelines here, but the kittens may be staying here forever so they'll have to meet our dog at some point. Haha. I very much appreciate your advice and expertise that you've been giving me. There's only so much a vet can tell me.