Since this evening, my cat Cachou has been picking up her kittens in her mouth and moving them around as if she’s looking for a new spot. However, she always ends up bringing them back to the cosy cardboard box I made up for her. Is this normal? Should I be worried?
Is it my fault because I’ve sometimes moved the box into my bedroom with her? I did it because I had the impression that was what she wanted after she spent ages meowing at me. I’m really not sure what to think, so any advice would be great.
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Don’t move the kittens, otherwise she’ll just pick them up and move them again. She’s putting them up high, which is perfectly normal for a cat – it’s a safety instinct. Mine did exactly the same thing; she went and put them in the bottom drawer of a chest of drawers. I moved them, and then she went and put them on the very top shelf of the cupboard. She does this so that when she leaves them to go and eat or something, she knows they’re safe up high. Her instinct tells her not to leave them on the floor – in the wild, there are dangers on the ground like stray animals or dogs, so her instinct is to keep her kittens safe and tucked away up high. If you move them, she’ll just find somewhere else to put them, but it’ll always be high up. Once they’re big enough, she’ll move them again and put them on the floor so they can start walking about.
She wants to 'help' her kittens learn to be on their own, so she puts them away from her to get them to come back, even if it’s a bit of a failure sometimes.
Evening everyone, my cat Plume had her kittens two weeks ago, but today she’s moved them outside and now I can’t find them.
Why would she do this, especially as they were nice and cosy in a cardboard box with a blanket? 😥
Elody
Actually, it’s not just their problem. Rescue centres are at breaking point, stray cat numbers are through the roof, and ads for 'litters of kittens found in a box' are ten a penny...
Most people have no idea what they’re getting into or the risks involved; they haven't got a clue and are being completely reckless...
The posts like 'the mum isn't looking after the kittens', 'the mum ate the kittens', 'deformed kittens', 'mum died during labour', and so on and so forth...
All for reasons like 'letting my cat experience the joys of motherhood' or 'sharing this journey with my cat' or 'kittens are just so cute' or 'I paid a lot for my cat, I'm just doing one litter to make my money back'.
So yes, get your cats neutered. It doesn’t just affect you, that's the whole point...
The cat who's haemorrhaging while her owner posts 'the mum is bleeding from her vagina after giving birth, is this normal???', well, I'm sure she’d agree with me...
PS: all these post topics were found on pet forums.
My cat gave birth on 15 August and today she’s just brought me one of the four kittens, but she’s left the others behind where she had them. Is that normal or not?
My cat Snow keeps carrying her kittens off but she doesn't bring them back, so I have to go and find them. I’m really worried that one day she’ll take them away and I won’t be able to find them. She just picks them up in her mouth and heads out through the bathroom window.
My cat Snow keeps carrying her kittens off but she doesn't bring them back, so I have to go and find them. I’m really worried that one day she’ll take them away and I won’t be able to find them. She just picks them up in her mouth and heads out through the bathroom window.
