I have a Manx that actually adopted us. We live in rural north Florida where
feral cats abound.
Anyway, this female Manx got herself pregnant and had her kittens when
we were out of town. She had them at a neighbors house on the outside.
We found 4 of her kittens. 2 of them are bob tailed, 2 are not. When we
let her out, she always wants to go where we found the kittens. We are
not sure if she had more then 4 or not. We have the neighbors keeping
watch.
Anyway, our problem is that the mother does not seem to want to have
anything to do with her kittens. We're pretty sure she has had kittens
before because when she showed up at our place, she also had a couple of
kittens with her. We have these new born kittens in one of our bathtubs.
We have to physically take the mother to the kittens and then MAYBE she
will nurse them. When the kittens are crying, she acts like she doesn't care.
We have another cat in our shed that is about to wean her 4 kittens.
She has been a great mother to her kittens.
We tried to see if she would nurse these new kittens. She sniffed them for
awhile then moved away from them. We took one of the kittens and
laid it next to her, but then she growled. So we figure this won't work.
Any ideas why the mother Manx seems to be ignoring her kittens? Is this
normal behavior for the Manx?
Thanks
feral cats abound.
Anyway, this female Manx got herself pregnant and had her kittens when
we were out of town. She had them at a neighbors house on the outside.
We found 4 of her kittens. 2 of them are bob tailed, 2 are not. When we
let her out, she always wants to go where we found the kittens. We are
not sure if she had more then 4 or not. We have the neighbors keeping
watch.
Anyway, our problem is that the mother does not seem to want to have
anything to do with her kittens. We're pretty sure she has had kittens
before because when she showed up at our place, she also had a couple of
kittens with her. We have these new born kittens in one of our bathtubs.
We have to physically take the mother to the kittens and then MAYBE she
will nurse them. When the kittens are crying, she acts like she doesn't care.
We have another cat in our shed that is about to wean her 4 kittens.
She has been a great mother to her kittens.
We tried to see if she would nurse these new kittens. She sniffed them for
awhile then moved away from them. We took one of the kittens and
laid it next to her, but then she growled. So we figure this won't work.
Any ideas why the mother Manx seems to be ignoring her kittens? Is this
normal behavior for the Manx?
Thanks