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Help for Cat when kitten dies
My cat had a litter of kittens. One of her kittens died today. She appears
to be searching for him, and neglecting her other kittens. Does anyone have any advice for helping her through this? |
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Help for Cat when kitten dies
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 02:19:12 GMT, "fourdogs" u27484@uwe wrote:
My cat had a litter of kittens. One of her kittens died today. She appears to be searching for him, and neglecting her other kittens. Does anyone have any advice for helping her through this? She's a good mother. You be cautious, OK? Keep her in the same room as the rest of her kittens. Don't allow her to wander. Confine her to one room. |
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Help for Cat when kitten dies
Ours lost a kitten but he was 7 weeks old, so we were well into weaning.
The kitten must have gone quickly. Did the mom have time to realize that it was gone? I mean did you leave the kitten there for awhile so she would know? I haven't gone through what you are -- but do your best to keep her attention on the kittens. Can you sit with them and call her over and pet her until she lays down? I used to be able to pet the mom until she would sprawl out, then I'd put the runt up to her stomach and she'd let him get an extra meal. I just kept her busy by giving her attention. If she's still neglecting the kittens tomorrow you might get advice from the vet about what to do, maybe even hand-feed the kittens with KMR for a meal or two if she's not letting them nurse. Let us know how it's going, Rhonda fourdogs wrote: My cat had a litter of kittens. One of her kittens died today. She appears to be searching for him, and neglecting her other kittens. Does anyone have any advice for helping her through this? |
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