I would be interested to know what you mean by different locations. Is she moving them around in one room or moving them to opposite areas of the house or yard. Are these inside or outside cats? What are YOU doing when she moves them? Are you moving them to where you want them or are you leaving them alone, only to have her move them again? Usually a mother cat will pick the safest spot she can find to give birth and she will usually leave the kittens there unless situations change too much for her to feel safe. If you are moving them, she will keep moving them back to where SHE feels safe and NOT where you may think is the best spot for them. We put our expecting queens in a separate room and close the door, opening the door only to go in and spend time with her, feed, change/clean litterboxes, etc. No other cats are allowed in and neither are visitors to the house. Mom and kittens are confined to this room until the kittens are completely weaned, although we will let Mom out when she becomes restless and wants a break from the litter. (she is usually back in heat at this time as well, so there are no whole males loose when she is out!) If you are able to confine mom to a specific room for her birthing, then leave her kittens alone except to weigh or touch them for the contact. Don't intervene unless there is some real danger to them.Originally posted by jb136
My cat has a 1 week old kitten that she seems to want to keep moving to different locations. She only had one kitten. Does anyone have any idea why this would be happening? Thank you!
Jackie