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i just noticed that the mother cat has developed a swollen cyst like bump on her belly. its really weird. i think it hurts her to feed the kittens who are going on three weeks. should i bring them in again? we had them indoors but the mother cat stayed outside because it would have been a little difficult brining her in, and she waited at the door for them. so we took them out to her so she could feed them. before that she was suddenly very skinny and sick looking. she wouldn't eat when i offered her food. thats why i brought them in. because she didn't seem like she could take care of them. but then she started eating and seemed okay. now she's got this bump. what should i do?
and on a side note, id like to have the kittens live inside. so they can be safe and live longer. but is it wrong to take them from their mother who would live outside? it doesn't seem right to me to have some live inside and others live outside. we do have one other cat, her older son. but we could bring them out regularly couldn't we? or would that just not work? if it would though, when should i separate them? theyre outside now because we thought she needed to give them her milk. we thought maybe thats why she was sick before, because we had them outside in a kennel with the door locked at night so no predators could get to them when we couldn't check on them. after that night she seemed sick. but with the bump (any ideas on what that may be and how to help?) i think we should take them from her at least for now. if we do, should we bring them outside frequently so she knows they're okay?
and on a side note, id like to have the kittens live inside. so they can be safe and live longer. but is it wrong to take them from their mother who would live outside? it doesn't seem right to me to have some live inside and others live outside. we do have one other cat, her older son. but we could bring them out regularly couldn't we? or would that just not work? if it would though, when should i separate them? theyre outside now because we thought she needed to give them her milk. we thought maybe thats why she was sick before, because we had them outside in a kennel with the door locked at night so no predators could get to them when we couldn't check on them. after that night she seemed sick. but with the bump (any ideas on what that may be and how to help?) i think we should take them from her at least for now. if we do, should we bring them outside frequently so she knows they're okay?
