But you can go on and get her spayed, which will stop the heat cycles. She may even continue to nurse when she gets back from the vet. Spaying is a very small incision now. If the babies hurt her she'll stop them nursing, either way the babies will be fine. Everyone will be better off if she doesn't have more kittens. She will be happy to care for this little family for the rest of her life. More would wear out her health.
My cat was spayed when her kittens were 8 weeks old. She came home and nursed the same day and for weeks afterward. I did give her pain meds for 3 days. But if your cat does not feel like nursing she will let her kittens know. They are eating solids now, right?
I'm feeling a bit better.
thx so much..
yes, no more babies! she was only 7 and a half months when she got pregnant, and quite small.
i took the avatar 2weeks ago
she has been weening them off, very slowly since about 5wks old, and they have kitten food, grain free, and have slowly been increasing their intake ever since mommy started cutting them off , lol
she may not nurse 1 hour, 8 times a day. but she is nursing about 4 times a day, for about 5-10 minutes.
What fun. yes, go on and get her spayed, you have the perfect group there. here's something no one told us, and our cat nursed until the kits were twice her size. She didn't litter box train them until they were weaned. It was serious with 10 lb kittens.
for Flower, try this, we got a rubber mat like the kind you put in a bath tub to keep from slipping. The we poured a little wheat litter, not clay, but wheat which is very soft on it. Sweet Gum adored it. First she played like your Tommi, then she got it. We let her used that for a couple of weeks until her legs got longer.
Flower's paws may be more sensitive than the others or he may still be working on his stretching and climbing muscles.
oh yes, i iook them out only 3 times in whenlast 3weeks.
my dog was with us
they really enjoyed the fresh air.
we have 8ft concrete wall around yard, so i felt safe for 5 minutes on the porch. with my dog.
my dog actually alerted me 3 different times since the babies were being born.
once, he barked and woke me up when mommy was pushing 1st baby out.
another time, they were about 5 days old, and i guess mommy wanted to move them and got confused. when jackson barked , i ran out and mommy was in hallway, staring at her baby on the floor..so i picked baby up and followed mommy to another nesting box in another room.
she layed in it with baby, and i went back and got the other 5 and brought them to her.
a 3rd time, jackson barked and i found mommy and a kitten on my bed in my bedroom. again, mommy looked at me, confused., so i picked up baby and followed mommy
she took me to my bottom dresser drawer . she climbed in, i handed her baby and went and got the others for her
it's been 6wks and she still uses that drawer to nurse them and take a nap sometimes .
jackson aint a fan of cats, but he warned me all 3 times when something wasnt quite right...
What about spaying and neutering all of them? Do you have a low-cost spay clinic in your area? Twelve weeks is the age I had all my kittens done at a clinic. I think it was $20 per kitten.