So my landlady's cat just gave birth to a litter of five 2-3 days ago, among them there's 1 who's looking very poor and sick. It's not as active as the other kittens (sometimes I thought it was dead until I observed it for several seconds and see its breathing).
Just few hours ago, I saw that the mother cat use it as a pillow(?) or maybe she's trying to listen to it's heartbeat or something, I dunno, anyway, few hours after that when I tried to check it's condition again, there were suddenly only 4 kittens. I tried to check every nook and cranny of the room (the landlady puts them inside a small room ever since they gave birth) but found nothing. After checking the cardboard box that they used however, I managed to find a small dried blood in there.
This means that the mother cat actually ate it, right? I just find it really shocking, I know that they eat a stillborn but that kitten was still alive at least, did she kill it? And how is she eating it? I just can't imagine her munching on a kitten until there's no remains other than blood.
Just few hours ago, I saw that the mother cat use it as a pillow(?) or maybe she's trying to listen to it's heartbeat or something, I dunno, anyway, few hours after that when I tried to check it's condition again, there were suddenly only 4 kittens. I tried to check every nook and cranny of the room (the landlady puts them inside a small room ever since they gave birth) but found nothing. After checking the cardboard box that they used however, I managed to find a small dried blood in there.
This means that the mother cat actually ate it, right? I just find it really shocking, I know that they eat a stillborn but that kitten was still alive at least, did she kill it? And how is she eating it? I just can't imagine her munching on a kitten until there's no remains other than blood.