kitten help!!

my cat has just had a litter of 5 and this morning my other female cat .
..recently neutered was trying to get the kittens out of the bed ....
the mother got the kitten back in the bed but the other female is in
there as well cleaning the little ones ....with the mother ......should
i leave her in there or take her out ???

On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:36:44 GMT, "hmac" u25081@uwe wrote:

my cat has just had a litter of 5 and this morning my other female cat .
.recently neutered was trying to get the kittens out of the bed ....
the mother got the kitten back in the bed but the other female is in
there as well cleaning the little ones ....with the mother ......should
i leave her in there or take her out ???

Separate the spayed female from the mother. There is no telling what
this unusual behavior will do, so its better to avoid it.

hmac wrote:

and this morning my other female cat .
.recently neutered

Another miracle!

Yes, separate the mother and her kittens from your other cat.
Gail
"hmac" u25081@uwe wrote in message news:6483b73d55639@uwe...
my cat has just had a litter of 5 and this morning my other female
cat .
.recently neutered was trying to get the kittens out of the bed ....
the mother got the kitten back in the bed but the other female is
in
there as well cleaning the little ones ....with the mother
......should
i leave her in there or take her out ???

"hmac" u25081@uwe wrote in message news:6483b73d55639@uwe...
....the other female is in
there as well cleaning the little ones ....with the mother
......should
i leave her in there or take her out ???

If the spayed cat does not interfere with the mother cat's care of the
kittens and the mother cat does not mind having her there, I would leave
them alone. It is not unusual for cats to share raising kittens. My primary
worry would be that the spayed cat is not producing milk and if she
"kidnaps" the kittens and prevents the mother cat from feeding them, they
will not get the nourishment they need and the mother cat might not continue
to try to feed them.
Also, you can expect the mother cat to move the kittens herself from time to
time, even if she is the only one with access to them.
Annie

I agree with Annie's advice.

Please, please, get your cat spayed. The mother cat will be in heat
again very soon.

Thank you.


If the spayed cat does not interfere with the mother cat's care of the
kittens and the mother cat does not mind having her there, I would leave
them alone. It is not unusual for cats to share raising kittens. My primary
worry would be that the spayed cat is not producing milk and if she
"kidnaps" the kittens and prevents the mother cat from feeding them, they
will not get the nourishment they need and the mother cat might not continue
to try to feed them.
Also, you can expect the mother cat to move the kittens herself from time to
time, even if she is the only one with access to them.
Annie

Paige wrote:
I agree with Annie's advice.

Please, please, get your cat spayed. The mother cat will be in heat
again very soon.

Thank you.

If the spayed cat does not interfere with the mother cat's care of the
kittens and the mother cat does not mind having her there, I would leave
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time, even if she is the only one with access to them.
Annie

Annie i already have my cat booked to be spayed....i have just had all my
other cats "done " unfortunately this one was pregnant ...once the
kittens are weaned she's off to the vets.

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"hmac via CatKB.com" u25081@uwe wrote in message news:648c23e248d67@uwe...
Annie i already have my cat booked to be spayed....i have just had all
my other cats "done " unfortunately this one was pregnant ...once the
kittens are weaned she's off to the vets.

Hi again,
Good luck with finding homes for the kittens. They should be well
socialized, which will help a lot.

Although I was not the one to suggest that you spay the cat, I'm glad that
you have made arrangements. Please be sure that she is not exposed to any
intact or recently neutered male cats because she can get pregnant again
before the kittens are weaned.

Annie

Annie Wxill wrote:
Annie i already have my cat booked to be spayed....i have just had all
my other cats "done " unfortunately this one was pregnant ...once the
kittens are weaned she's off to the vets.

Hi again,
Good luck with finding homes for the kittens. They should be well
socialized, which will help a lot.

Although I was not the one to suggest that you spay the cat, I'm glad that
you have made arrangements. Please be sure that she is not exposed to any
intact or recently neutered male cats because she can get pregnant again
before the kittens are weaned.

Annie
??????recently neutered male cats .....i had my tom done 3 weeks ago
should i be keeping him away from her surely he cant get her
pregnant uh oh!!

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"hmac via CatKB.com" u25081@uwe wrote in message news:64a8729948f8a@uwe...
??????recently neutered male cats .....i had my tom done 3 weeks ago
should i be keeping him away from her surely he cant get her
pregnant uh oh!!

Hi again,
I'm not an expert on this. I know that the hormones take a few weeks to
disappear. I'm under the impression that any sperm already in the "launch"
area before the surgery could still be viable for a while as well.
I call to your vet should clear up that matter.
Annie