OMG! All of a sudden I heard a bunch of TINY meows and I started to panic looking for them. Well, its the first mamas litter, I call her Mama. I thought she had lost them because she spends lots of time here still and I hadnt heard babies.They are inside of the back of a small trailer my neighbors have in their yard. Not inside the actual trailer, but up underneath. At first, I couldn't get to them and i was all upset, heart pounding and they were all crying really loudly. It sounds like about 5 babies. I looked under and could see where they were because there was a crack in the corner of the paneling of the little compartment type thing (sorry for the bad description lol)and I saw a TEENY TINY little face sticking its nose out! I realized I could not get into that part, and i found a panel on the front of the compartment thing, and lifted it and there was ONE baby all by itself. It somehow managed (even though it can barely hold its little head up) to scoot down the little narrow passage way. The others were still in the other end where I couldn't reach. I held the baby for a minute and pondered what to do. Bottle feed the baby? Leave it? I couldn't reach the others. The baby looks healthy for the most part. Not too skinny. One eye half open and one kind of crusted shut (eye infection?).I looked behind me and saw that Mama was watching. She creeped closer and went under the trailer and watched. I decided the best thing to do would be to try to give her baby back. I set the baby on the ground and backed off and watched. The baby cried for a minute while mama decided what she should do. Finally she came over and quickly grabbed the baby and climbed up in there and put it back in with the others. It seems like it was longer ago than two weeks that she was gone and came back without her belly. I will look back at previous posts on IMOM, etc, where I posted when I hadn't seen her for a few days and then she came back not pregnant. I hope she doesnt move them again now, since i found them. Right after that happened she came to me for food (I still cant touch her, though). So at least I know she isn't really freaked out. Wow, I am still all worked up! I hope she leaves them there so I can start holding them, etc and eventually find them homes.
Update #2
I dont know what to do. One baby, the same one I gave back to momma the first time, was in the end again and crying loudly, and right near a hole where he could fall out...so i grabbed him... I tried all the stores I could, hoping to find KMR (kitten milk replacement), but had no luck. I bought some cat sip milk, and i put a little bit of water in it and have given him a few drops here and there, and helped him pee and now he is all snuggled up in a box asleep. I am not sure if I should try to give him back to mom again or not. Mom came and ate when I fed the "crew". What do you guys think I should do? Keep feeding him and find some KMR as soon as possible, or give him back to mom? I figured out he is 2 weeks old. One of his eyes was all crusted shut, so I cleaned it and now its open. He seems pretty strong, and looks pretty healthy. I want to keep him, and have him live inside with my two boys. I am just afraid of him not surviving. I am also afraid if i give him back, she may move them and then I wont see them until theyre too big to socialize.
Update #2
I dont know what to do. One baby, the same one I gave back to momma the first time, was in the end again and crying loudly, and right near a hole where he could fall out...so i grabbed him... I tried all the stores I could, hoping to find KMR (kitten milk replacement), but had no luck. I bought some cat sip milk, and i put a little bit of water in it and have given him a few drops here and there, and helped him pee and now he is all snuggled up in a box asleep. I am not sure if I should try to give him back to mom again or not. Mom came and ate when I fed the "crew". What do you guys think I should do? Keep feeding him and find some KMR as soon as possible, or give him back to mom? I figured out he is 2 weeks old. One of his eyes was all crusted shut, so I cleaned it and now its open. He seems pretty strong, and looks pretty healthy. I want to keep him, and have him live inside with my two boys. I am just afraid of him not surviving. I am also afraid if i give him back, she may move them and then I wont see them until theyre too big to socialize.