We are fostering a mom and her kittens who are 1 week today. They have been upstairs (a finished attic area...carpet, track lighting, etc) and have been in a carrier that is snug with a blanket, etc. Mom has been content right there with food, water, litter box.
I've gone up once a day to make sure babies are ok...still breathing, etc...but we don't make a habit out of handling them or anything. Mom comes downstairs to be loved/patted a couple times a day, but she doesn't stay down long.
I went up just a bit ago to check on them and mom has moved them!! I have no idea where...I can't find her or her babies (I am guessing she is with them). Our attic area has side closet doors that open up to decent sizes storage areas. I am guessing she was able to get into the area (she is skinny, small cat) and has them in there somewhere. Problem is, we are totally utilizing that area for storage! Boxes, etc...and it just is stuffed.
Do I need to go in and "unpack" the area to find them or should I just let them go? There is insulation back in the area (not the pink/yellow fiberglass type....it is like "wood-chips") and some of it is dropping to the floors due to some small holes in in it...and that scares me. Plus..when these babies start walking....that isn't going to be the best place for them to be.
Still, though....should I worry about them or let them go?????? I am not worried about mom...she does come down a few times a day.
I've gone up once a day to make sure babies are ok...still breathing, etc...but we don't make a habit out of handling them or anything. Mom comes downstairs to be loved/patted a couple times a day, but she doesn't stay down long.
I went up just a bit ago to check on them and mom has moved them!! I have no idea where...I can't find her or her babies (I am guessing she is with them). Our attic area has side closet doors that open up to decent sizes storage areas. I am guessing she was able to get into the area (she is skinny, small cat) and has them in there somewhere. Problem is, we are totally utilizing that area for storage! Boxes, etc...and it just is stuffed.
Do I need to go in and "unpack" the area to find them or should I just let them go? There is insulation back in the area (not the pink/yellow fiberglass type....it is like "wood-chips") and some of it is dropping to the floors due to some small holes in in it...and that scares me. Plus..when these babies start walking....that isn't going to be the best place for them to be.
Still, though....should I worry about them or let them go?????? I am not worried about mom...she does come down a few times a day.