How can I tell if mama cat isn’t stimulating the kittens enough? I’m new here but I’ve been ghosting the forums and everyone seems welcoming. A little backstory on our babies : mama Jinx lost her mucous plug last Tuesday night. Wednesday night I became concerned because she was just not progressing like I thought she should, so I rang the vet. The vet said if she hadn’t began active labor by Thursday afternoon to bring her in. I took her in and they ended having to do a c-section. For the first 24 hours post surgery she would have absolutely nothing to do with the babies. I bottle fed them and stimulated them for approximately 24 hours. But during this time I stayed persistent with introducing the babies to mama. She finally came around and started caring for her litter as she should. I’ve been weighing them daily and they are all gaining weight. I’ve yet to see her clean them? They are not fussy but I worry that she’s not stimulating them. Perhaps she’s doing it while I’m not in there (which is quite often). I have had to change the bedding often because they crawl across it and it stimulates them to urinate. I’ve yet to see any proof of feces. Is she probably just cleaning it up well? I’m a nervous wreck. Sorry for such a long post.
