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Hello fellow cat lovers! My partner and I found a nest with newborn kittens in the privacy trees that line our property. We were in contact with a local volunteer at a rescue and he said if we could trap mamma, we could put her with the kittens so they’d be safe and warm. Success! We have mamma and babies together in a large plastic walled dog crate and they are safe and warm in our son’s clubhouse. We’ve had them for 5 days now. Mamma has food, water and litter. She is definitely feral. She growls at me when I clean her litter and especially if I pick up one of the babies to check on them.
The kittens are about three weeks old and still nursing. What do I do in the weeks to come? I’m worried about knowing when it’s time to introduce solid food to the babies and going potty in a litter box. Will they use clay litter or should I get that Yeaterday’s News stuff? I imagine I’ll have to find some sort of shallow pan so they can get in and out when they time comes. But should mamma show them how to use to the bathroom or would I help? This is all very new to me and I appreciate any advice !! The end goal is to spay mamma and release her and find forever homes for the littles. Since they are babies to a feral momma, I’m not sure how much or how little I should be interacting with them. I’ve been cleaning their cage and I have picked a few of them up to make sure their bellies are full, but beyond that, I’ll leave them be. Should I be socializing with them now while they are so young to get them used to humans? Should I keep my distance until they are starting to ween? If they can’t be homed, we’ll release them with mamma after they’re all spayed/neutered but I would really love to home them. Thanks again!!
The kittens are about three weeks old and still nursing. What do I do in the weeks to come? I’m worried about knowing when it’s time to introduce solid food to the babies and going potty in a litter box. Will they use clay litter or should I get that Yeaterday’s News stuff? I imagine I’ll have to find some sort of shallow pan so they can get in and out when they time comes. But should mamma show them how to use to the bathroom or would I help? This is all very new to me and I appreciate any advice !! The end goal is to spay mamma and release her and find forever homes for the littles. Since they are babies to a feral momma, I’m not sure how much or how little I should be interacting with them. I’ve been cleaning their cage and I have picked a few of them up to make sure their bellies are full, but beyond that, I’ll leave them be. Should I be socializing with them now while they are so young to get them used to humans? Should I keep my distance until they are starting to ween? If they can’t be homed, we’ll release them with mamma after they’re all spayed/neutered but I would really love to home them. Thanks again!!