Yesterday afternoon one of our 8 month old kittens gave birth to her first (and only) litter. Several hours later I noticed one was breathing oddly. Here’s a video (kitten in question is the little white one who crawls on top of everyone else).
We were in a bit of a panic last night as mama seemed to be showing signs of disinterest in her kittens. After leaving their box for the first time she stayed away for close to an hour and a half, but thankfully she did eventually go back to them. We’re trying to give her her space as she’s always been skittish and doesn’t like human interaction, and we don’t want to scare her away from her kittens and risk her not coming back to them again.
Our vet is closed until Monday, but we absolutely have the option of taking them to the emergency vet if necessary. Can anyone offer any thoughts and opinions? I haven’t been able to get a good look at them today; mama has been in the way and I’m very wary of adding any unnecessary stress or anxiety to her.
We were in a bit of a panic last night as mama seemed to be showing signs of disinterest in her kittens. After leaving their box for the first time she stayed away for close to an hour and a half, but thankfully she did eventually go back to them. We’re trying to give her her space as she’s always been skittish and doesn’t like human interaction, and we don’t want to scare her away from her kittens and risk her not coming back to them again.
Our vet is closed until Monday, but we absolutely have the option of taking them to the emergency vet if necessary. Can anyone offer any thoughts and opinions? I haven’t been able to get a good look at them today; mama has been in the way and I’m very wary of adding any unnecessary stress or anxiety to her.
