Just trying to get a few more opinions on this. I have a family of cats living in my machine shed, the neighbors had the mama cat spayed but there are 5 kittens and the daddy cat. The kittens are 6 months old now, I should have trapped them earlier but the weather was bad and I didn't want to keep them trapped overnight in the cold. So now that it's warm I put the traps out. . .already caught 2, lol. Rotisserie chicken ftw. One girl and one boy (there are 3 girls and 2 boys, 3 if I count the daddy). So I reset the traps and hopefully I'll have 2 more tomorrow. The kittens aren't fully feral, just uncatchable. The daddy cat is wild.
Anyway, the question is, they seem comfortable in the spare bathroom where I'm keeping them. I'm sure my vet won't use dissolvable stitches so I'll have to keep the girls for at least 10-14 days, until their stitches are out. How long would you keep them in? What do you think is ideal, since circumstances seem to be conducive to keeping them in as long as necessary? Should I keep the boys in as long as the girls? I'm sure I'll have to release the daddy cat (if I catch him) quickly because he'll be stressed, but the kittens don't seem so stressed.
Anyway, the question is, they seem comfortable in the spare bathroom where I'm keeping them. I'm sure my vet won't use dissolvable stitches so I'll have to keep the girls for at least 10-14 days, until their stitches are out. How long would you keep them in? What do you think is ideal, since circumstances seem to be conducive to keeping them in as long as necessary? Should I keep the boys in as long as the girls? I'm sure I'll have to release the daddy cat (if I catch him) quickly because he'll be stressed, but the kittens don't seem so stressed.