Hi everyone
I live over here in Mallorca, the weather is warming up. One of my cats has had kittens (two weeks ago). Three have survived (one died at one week old - very sad). This morning she moved the kittens up onto a mezzanine level (where we keep all our books etc). She put the kits on the wooden floor between a bookcase and a glass ornament unit (it is generally the warmest place in the house, but we do not have heating here). We took the box, she has been in with them, up there but I am very concerned that as they are beginning to get a little more adventurous they will fall down the stairs - easily done! She does not want them in the box anymore - do you think she may feel it's a bit too warm now? She was born feral and survived outside with her brothers, until she had the kittens. We took her in as we felt it beneficial to the kits whilst they were so vulnerable, but now I wonder if we should let her and them outside. She seems fairly happy in doors although she likes to be let out occasionally. We don't usually have the animals in the house here as we live in the country, surrounded by fields and they all have continuous fleas/ticks etc etc. Not nice in the house!!
So I just need some advice really, as it is the first time I have experienced kittens. We don't have a suitable room with no traffic.
thank you.
I live over here in Mallorca, the weather is warming up. One of my cats has had kittens (two weeks ago). Three have survived (one died at one week old - very sad). This morning she moved the kittens up onto a mezzanine level (where we keep all our books etc). She put the kits on the wooden floor between a bookcase and a glass ornament unit (it is generally the warmest place in the house, but we do not have heating here). We took the box, she has been in with them, up there but I am very concerned that as they are beginning to get a little more adventurous they will fall down the stairs - easily done! She does not want them in the box anymore - do you think she may feel it's a bit too warm now? She was born feral and survived outside with her brothers, until she had the kittens. We took her in as we felt it beneficial to the kits whilst they were so vulnerable, but now I wonder if we should let her and them outside. She seems fairly happy in doors although she likes to be let out occasionally. We don't usually have the animals in the house here as we live in the country, surrounded by fields and they all have continuous fleas/ticks etc etc. Not nice in the house!!
So I just need some advice really, as it is the first time I have experienced kittens. We don't have a suitable room with no traffic.
thank you.