Hello,
Our cat Tsuki has had her first litter of three kittens (one was sadly stillborn). They were born on the 1st of July and everything is going brilliantly; she’s being a great mum. While she was in labour during the night, she came to find us and ended up having them in a wardrobe. We’d offered her a different spot beforehand for her to settle in with the little ones, but the wardrobe was clearly the perfect place for her, being at the end of a hallway in the dark. Now the kittens are starting to move around and, as there's a staircase at the end of the hall, we didn't want to take any risks. So, we decided to show her the little playpen we’d set up in our dining room. We moved the kittens there while she was watching and kept an eye on them. She wasn't happy at all and moved them back; we tried to reassure her and put them back in the dining room again, but she’s just not having it.
And then today, after I woke up and had my breakfast, I heard purring from under my bed. Since Tsuki used to love tucking herself away in one of my under-bed drawers when she was a kitten, I thought she’d just gone there on her own, but no—she was there with two of her kittens! We moved everything back to their usual hiding spot with their mum’s scent and the other kitten. But she brought them right back in a flash.
So, I’d like to know why she’s doing this, and whether I should keep moving them back or just leave them where they are.
We have two dogs, but she was safe in her wardrobe and didn't really have any reason to worry about them coming near.
Thanks in advance for your replies, and sorry for the long post.
