My cat, Emily is a little over 1 year old. We came home yesterday to discover she had 2 kittens. She was in the process of moving them from wherever she gave birth to under the front porch stairs. My husband and I got a box and moved her and her kittens to a quiet room off the garage where she could be warm and safe. We live out in the country and have all sorts of wild animals around that would love a snack.
Anyway...I've never had this happen. We did want her to have a litter but kind of thought we'd know she was pregnant. She really didn't show much - she just looked like she was eating plenty. The kittens have fleas (I've seen one on each) and they still have their umbilical cords. I've weighed them on our postal scale like another site said I should - too keep up with their weight to make sure they are gaining weight....but I'm unsure about what to do for the fleas. I have heard that fleas can kill a newborn kitten.
My daughter has asthma so she can't be around them 24/7 so they have to stay outside...
Any advise would be extremely helpful.
Melanie King
Hamilton, GA
Anyway...I've never had this happen. We did want her to have a litter but kind of thought we'd know she was pregnant. She really didn't show much - she just looked like she was eating plenty. The kittens have fleas (I've seen one on each) and they still have their umbilical cords. I've weighed them on our postal scale like another site said I should - too keep up with their weight to make sure they are gaining weight....but I'm unsure about what to do for the fleas. I have heard that fleas can kill a newborn kitten.
My daughter has asthma so she can't be around them 24/7 so they have to stay outside...
Any advise would be extremely helpful.
Melanie King
Hamilton, GA