I've read mixed things on how often the mother should be leaving a kitten when it's first born. It seems like the mother is spending about half her time sitting outside the box away from the kitten (the one that was born just over 24 hrs ago).
The kitten seems healthy, but I was under the impression that the mother would stay in the nesting area with the kitten for the entire time for about 3 days except to eat or use the litter box. Our cat is constantly out of the box away from the kitten, although the kitten seems to just sleep a lot, and we rarely hear it cry. It's belly is round, so it seems healthy enough I guess.
How often have your cats left the kittens within 1-2 days of the kittens being born?
The kitten seems healthy, but I was under the impression that the mother would stay in the nesting area with the kitten for the entire time for about 3 days except to eat or use the litter box. Our cat is constantly out of the box away from the kitten, although the kitten seems to just sleep a lot, and we rarely hear it cry. It's belly is round, so it seems healthy enough I guess.
How often have your cats left the kittens within 1-2 days of the kittens being born?