I've been reading this forum a lot and I've started a couple of topics on here about my semi-feral rescue cat but they had to do with specific issues like her shots and toilet habits, but I'm very nervous about the upcoming births, which should be any day now. I've read so much about mothers and kittens and some of it is disturbing. I'm not a stranger to having cats and have a neutered male at the moment, but having a pregnant cat who is also semi-feral has been worrisome as I am not so comfortable doing things that I might do for one that I've had for a long time or raised from a kitten.
Henryetta has been "mine" since early April, although I'd been feeding her since early December. She is very friendly to me but I expect that may change once the kittens arrive. I'm hoping she does not revert to her more feral side. She was most likely abandoned when the people across the street moved out in November. Everything I do has to be geared to keeping her trust in me.
She's nesting right now in one of the birthing areas I've set up for her in the storage room. It's a box turned on its side with a rug and some towels in it. The den is located under a desk that has a blanket partially draped to give more privacy. While I don't want to disturb her nesting box, I don't want the kittens to be suffocated by the mess she has made of the towels. Should I fix the towels back or leave them alone?
Henryetta has been "mine" since early April, although I'd been feeding her since early December. She is very friendly to me but I expect that may change once the kittens arrive. I'm hoping she does not revert to her more feral side. She was most likely abandoned when the people across the street moved out in November. Everything I do has to be geared to keeping her trust in me.
She's nesting right now in one of the birthing areas I've set up for her in the storage room. It's a box turned on its side with a rug and some towels in it. The den is located under a desk that has a blanket partially draped to give more privacy. While I don't want to disturb her nesting box, I don't want the kittens to be suffocated by the mess she has made of the towels. Should I fix the towels back or leave them alone?