I am fostering a 7-14 day old kitten with a surrogate nursing mother. I noticed behaviors yesterday...kicking "bunny feet" with her back feet, biting, etc. ...the baby is very small. She seems to otherwise be taking good care of her...holding her to clean her and nursing her. But she is acting like she's "checking the box"..you can tell her heart is not int it. And she keeps bringing the baby to me in her mouth, cleaning it and then walking away. Last night she left the baby in the middle of my bedroom, cold and on the wood floor. This morning i felt a tumor down low in the baby's abdomen -- taking her to vet at 4 today. Wonder if the surrogate mom is abandoning or trying to abandon?
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