Where is the best place to keep my cat and her newborn kittens?
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My cat just had four kittens on Sunday. (One underneath my bed) They have a really nice, big, warm, and comfortable kitten bed. We were keeping them under our dining room table, near her food and her litter box. Three days later, she took all her kittens under my bed. It is a very cramped and unsafe area were there is no room for the kitten bed. Our house is fairly large. Do I need to keep her in a more quiet, secluded place? Why is she taking her kittens under by bed?
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My cat just had four kittens on Sunday. (One underneath my bed) They have a really nice, big, warm, and comfortable kitten bed. We were keeping them under our dining room table, near her food and her litter box. Three days later, she took all her kittens under my bed. It is a very cramped and unsafe area were there is no room for the kitten bed. Our house is fairly large. Do I need to keep her in a more quiet, secluded place? Why is she taking her kittens under by bed?
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:18 am
in the bathroom with alot of towels
leave food for mom cat and litter too
the babys can eat off there moms milk
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February 25th, 2009 at 7:37 am
hi she has taken them under the bed because she thinks its safe for them, try and get her a place which is really quiet and is not in a busy traffic area!
would it be poosible to put a fleecey blanket under the bed for her and the kittens?
also clear away anything that might not be safe!
ggod luck!
February 28th, 2009 at 10:22 am
i left mine in the bathroom also with a dim nightlight and food for the mom. Also keep them warm in a cat bed by using blankets or towels. Also keep the litter box nearby so it is easy to get to.
March 1st, 2009 at 2:37 pm
in one of the plastic pools and with a lot of towles
March 4th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Our cat loves a seldom used closet. She will want to be where she feels hidden. If you mess with the kittens too much, she will move them no matter where you put them. I’m with cleaning under the bed, giving her an old blanket, and leaving her be.
March 7th, 2009 at 7:08 am
My mama-cat took her kittens to the back my closet after I had a nice bed for them! I guess away from traffic and a hidden place was better for them. She let me put a blanket underneath the kittens. Go figure? If you take them to your closet I think that she will like that because it is close to you and away from everyone. Good luck!
March 10th, 2009 at 8:21 am
when my cat had kittens (4) I used my spare bedroom with a huge dog carrier which I removed the door and placed towels and/or blankets in there and mommy just needed to come out to eat or litterbox and they stayed in there nice and comfy
March 12th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Yes. quiet and secluded would be an ideal place for a single nursing cat to raise her kittens. she takes them there because she is probably afraid of all the people that go by, thinking that they will kick her kits. So just keep her in a place where people don’t go as much.
like a closet or laundry room….
March 13th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
leave her under there. my cat had babys and even if i moved her she took them all back. if you do move them make sure she is there and sees you moving them.