I've been keeping a close eye on mom and her 5 kittens. Casey (mom) did everything she was suppose to do and has been taking care of all the kittens as she should. I did notice that one kitten seemed much smaller then the rest, but I figured as long as it was nursing from mom, it would be fine, and I've been keeping a close eye on them all.
I had checked up on them the other day, and everything seemed fine, so I went to relax and watch some TV in the evening. Just before I went to bed I went to check up on the kittens, to my horror, I find the smallest kitten dead and sadly Casey had eated part of the kitten!!! I was and is still quite upset about this. I have always heard about such things, but never knew anyone that this happened to, so I just figured it was an ol' wives tale. How common is this? I can still see the kitten lying there....ugh. I'm seriously tramatized by this. I love cats and have been a cat owner my whole life, but this is the first female cat I've owned and I'm learning alot about them!!!
I had checked up on them the other day, and everything seemed fine, so I went to relax and watch some TV in the evening. Just before I went to bed I went to check up on the kittens, to my horror, I find the smallest kitten dead and sadly Casey had eated part of the kitten!!! I was and is still quite upset about this. I have always heard about such things, but never knew anyone that this happened to, so I just figured it was an ol' wives tale. How common is this? I can still see the kitten lying there....ugh. I'm seriously tramatized by this. I love cats and have been a cat owner my whole life, but this is the first female cat I've owned and I'm learning alot about them!!!