How wonderful! Congratulations! 
It sounds like it went fairly smoothly. Are they nursing well? Is mom resting well with them?
It sounds like it went fairly smoothly. Are they nursing well? Is mom resting well with them?
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new here, advice wanted
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It was super smooth, after baby one she stopped even meowing, I've weighed them all and all are good suckling away while mom sleeps. They've been glued to her teats so I'm assuming they're getting fed ok. Will add pic
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I have a question she got out her box to lay down babies were crying she was looking but seemed like she didn't know how to get them, I got them out put by her, now she's gone back in box babies not crying but I'm worried about them keeping warm
Sounds like she's just figuring things out. Change the linens in the box so they are clean and dry and put a heating pad on low under the towels or blankets. This will keep them warm when mom gets out for a breather. If you have no heat pad, fill a sock with rice and microwave it for five minutes , wrap it in a towel, and place nearby. There should be room in the box for the babies to move away from the heat source if they get hot.
Offer mom some wet food and KMR to drink, and plenty of fresh water. If she's not lying with the babies enough, put her in the box with them and close her in the room while she gets the hang of it. Mewing babies are hungry or chilly. Eventually when it settles down you'll rarely hear much mewing because they will be full and sleepy. Let us know how it goes!
Offer mom some wet food and KMR to drink, and plenty of fresh water. If she's not lying with the babies enough, put her in the box with them and close her in the room while she gets the hang of it. Mewing babies are hungry or chilly. Eventually when it settles down you'll rarely hear much mewing because they will be full and sleepy. Let us know how it goes!
PS: The litter looks very healthy! You've got quite a variety there. And mom looks good too! Congratulations!
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Thank-you, mom hasn't moved away much since, only for food and litter breaks, all babies are guzzling nicely too. I've given her plenty of attention, earlier I was sat near the box she got out went to the other side of the room to pee even though I was close to babies so I'm hoping that's a sign of trust in me even though I've only had her since March, we got very close during her pregnancy I guess that helped.
I am certain you are her trusted and well-loved human benefactor! Sounds like all is well on the home front. Enjoy them!
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Sometimes it takes a week or two until they get a little bigger and you can see what's what on their backsides.
