Hello there! Having grown up on a farm, I've grown up with plenty of cats and have seen a wide range of behaviour. With at least four to eight cats having litters a year, cats having litters is something I'm very used to.
However, I recently moved and took one of my indoor cats with me. She managed to sneak out and get pregnant a few months back, and earlier today she had her kittens. She had them in a nice, dark, quiet place, and I put an old towel down for her and everything. She has five kittens, all seemingly healthy, and everything was going well.
...Until I got home from work. Ever since I got home, she's following me into every room and meowing constantly -- she's normally quiet, unless she's hungry. She's normally rather un-affectionate (I normally can't even pet her, just her personality), but now she's rubbing up against me, trying to get me to pay attention to her. If I enter the room where her kittens are, she growls at me, runs to her litter, and then growls at THEM (but otherwise treats them kindly and lays beside them). Sometimes while I'm in this room she'll sit in the middle of it, meowing at me, then if one of the kittens mews, she looks to their spot and starts growling.
But, worst of all, if I'm in a room separate from where her kittens are for more than a couple minutes, she tries moving her kittens to the room I'm in. Specifically, right in front of me.
I've never seen behaviour like this in a cat and I can't determine why she's doing it. It is her first litter, and it is her first day with her litter. Is this normal? Will she calm down? I can't be in that room all day and all night, nor do I even want to try.
Any help and advice is greatly appreciated!
However, I recently moved and took one of my indoor cats with me. She managed to sneak out and get pregnant a few months back, and earlier today she had her kittens. She had them in a nice, dark, quiet place, and I put an old towel down for her and everything. She has five kittens, all seemingly healthy, and everything was going well.
...Until I got home from work. Ever since I got home, she's following me into every room and meowing constantly -- she's normally quiet, unless she's hungry. She's normally rather un-affectionate (I normally can't even pet her, just her personality), but now she's rubbing up against me, trying to get me to pay attention to her. If I enter the room where her kittens are, she growls at me, runs to her litter, and then growls at THEM (but otherwise treats them kindly and lays beside them). Sometimes while I'm in this room she'll sit in the middle of it, meowing at me, then if one of the kittens mews, she looks to their spot and starts growling.
But, worst of all, if I'm in a room separate from where her kittens are for more than a couple minutes, she tries moving her kittens to the room I'm in. Specifically, right in front of me.
I've never seen behaviour like this in a cat and I can't determine why she's doing it. It is her first litter, and it is her first day with her litter. Is this normal? Will she calm down? I can't be in that room all day and all night, nor do I even want to try.
Any help and advice is greatly appreciated!
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