I'm new to this forum I have a 3 year old cat and I just brought in a stray which I new was pregnant and she has seen the vet but the vet said it was too soon to tell. I've been a pet owner for only 3 years and all has gone well upto now.
The cat I just brought in, is about a year old. She just had 5 kittens and she is now taking great care of them. They are feeding constantly and the queen doesn't leave them. The kittens are now 6 days old and they are getting big, they look healthy but I have a few concerns. Prior to the Kittens arrival I asked the vet many questions on what to expect and what I had to do and they told me not to worry, I didn't have to do anything because the queen will do it all.
This is what happened when she had her kitties. She had her kittens on the cold basement floor instead of the warm cozy boxes I prepared for her and just left them on the floor. I had to take the sack off of one and cut 3 cords.
I prepared formula and started dropping formula around their mouths, and everytime I did this the queen finally started to lick them. So I put drops of formula on their bodies for a good 20 minutes and the queen began to lick them consistenly. Yahoo, she understood. Three of the kittens barely moved but did cry every once in a while.
I left them for 15 minutes and when I returned the kittens were gone and I freaked out. Three were on the other side of the basement and 2 I finally found under installation two hours later. She wasn't taking care of them.
I picked up 1 kitten at a time and started feeding formula with a dropper and trying to keep them warm. The Kitten I removed the sack from wasn't moving but cryed out every 5 minutes. After about three hours of this the queen finally took over.
Concerns:
1. When I stepped in because the queen wasn't doing anything an hour to 2 hours had passed after the first kitty was born. Even though they are thriving now could their be any complications because I didn't react quick enough?
2. The two kittens I found under the installation, they were there for about 2 hours could they end up with health problems?
3. The kitten that was left on the floor with the sack(30 min) still around it and didn't move for 4 hours, could a problem arise?
I'm already attached to these kittens and the queen,and I'm worried even though when I check on Kittens and queen they are doing great for now.
Can anyone help? Should I be looking for anything unusual?
The cat I just brought in, is about a year old. She just had 5 kittens and she is now taking great care of them. They are feeding constantly and the queen doesn't leave them. The kittens are now 6 days old and they are getting big, they look healthy but I have a few concerns. Prior to the Kittens arrival I asked the vet many questions on what to expect and what I had to do and they told me not to worry, I didn't have to do anything because the queen will do it all.
This is what happened when she had her kitties. She had her kittens on the cold basement floor instead of the warm cozy boxes I prepared for her and just left them on the floor. I had to take the sack off of one and cut 3 cords.
I prepared formula and started dropping formula around their mouths, and everytime I did this the queen finally started to lick them. So I put drops of formula on their bodies for a good 20 minutes and the queen began to lick them consistenly. Yahoo, she understood. Three of the kittens barely moved but did cry every once in a while.
I left them for 15 minutes and when I returned the kittens were gone and I freaked out. Three were on the other side of the basement and 2 I finally found under installation two hours later. She wasn't taking care of them.
I picked up 1 kitten at a time and started feeding formula with a dropper and trying to keep them warm. The Kitten I removed the sack from wasn't moving but cryed out every 5 minutes. After about three hours of this the queen finally took over.
Concerns:
1. When I stepped in because the queen wasn't doing anything an hour to 2 hours had passed after the first kitty was born. Even though they are thriving now could their be any complications because I didn't react quick enough?
2. The two kittens I found under the installation, they were there for about 2 hours could they end up with health problems?
3. The kitten that was left on the floor with the sack(30 min) still around it and didn't move for 4 hours, could a problem arise?
I'm already attached to these kittens and the queen,and I'm worried even though when I check on Kittens and queen they are doing great for now.
Can anyone help? Should I be looking for anything unusual?