Naturally, I've done some research on this topic, but everything I've read just says what they'll do, doesn't define a "good" mommy versus "bad".
My story: The X-Pack's mom "mommy" just doesn't seem to be a good mom. She doesn't seem bad, since the babies are healthy, but she sure doesn't seem good.
Reasons behind my thoughts:
I've had to supplement them since they were two weeks old. Could be because mommy is just so small, though.
She abandonded them. She did take right back to them when we caught her, though.
From the time they were 2 1/2 wks old, she would leave them for HOURS at a time.
She NEVER responded to their calls that we know of (not when we were in there, or when we weren't and were video taping). So they often went hungry until we got there. Is she smart enough to figure that since we were supplementing them, she didn't have to feed them?
If she's moody, she hisses at them and swats at them. Maybe she thinks they are us??
She stopped cleaning them a few days ago, before they were even a month old!
They are completely weaned now, but not by their choice. She avoids them like the plague, and has for the last few days.
I know moms tend to kick their babies out of the nest, but isn't 4 weeks a little early to do that?
The X-Pack is fine, so this is just informational for me. I'd love to know if I should expect this again if I foster a nursing mom again! What makes a "good" mommy cat?
My story: The X-Pack's mom "mommy" just doesn't seem to be a good mom. She doesn't seem bad, since the babies are healthy, but she sure doesn't seem good.
Reasons behind my thoughts:
I've had to supplement them since they were two weeks old. Could be because mommy is just so small, though.
She abandonded them. She did take right back to them when we caught her, though.
From the time they were 2 1/2 wks old, she would leave them for HOURS at a time.
She NEVER responded to their calls that we know of (not when we were in there, or when we weren't and were video taping). So they often went hungry until we got there. Is she smart enough to figure that since we were supplementing them, she didn't have to feed them?
If she's moody, she hisses at them and swats at them. Maybe she thinks they are us??
She stopped cleaning them a few days ago, before they were even a month old!
They are completely weaned now, but not by their choice. She avoids them like the plague, and has for the last few days.
I know moms tend to kick their babies out of the nest, but isn't 4 weeks a little early to do that?
The X-Pack is fine, so this is just informational for me. I'd love to know if I should expect this again if I foster a nursing mom again! What makes a "good" mommy cat?