again stray kittens "Urgent quest.Page7"

[Niels]

The mother keeps relocating 2.
Everytime i put them back she does 2 others away, never more never the same.
I want to put them in my room untill wednesday.
Wednesday they come to pick the kittens up.
I think a XXL dogbench might be big enough for 3 days, what do you think ?
If themba comes into the room can they spread disease thru the cage ?

I hope somebody can answer this quickly, cause i don't have much time to prepare.

 

[SV Dad]

The one on the left looks pretty retarded.
Do you thinks his eyes get normal if he gets older or is it a result of to much incest.

Niels, we adopted a pound cat once, and thought we got one of these. Real loving cat, just didn't seem like the brightest bulb in the chandelier. Towards the end of his life we discovered his severe allergy to the cat litter. For the last year of his life he became an amazing cat, much more alert, and a bright bulb after all. Hard to tell what a kitten will become if they kind of look funny at first.

 

[Niels]

You're right rascaldad, i was just joking around.
My holy birman is cross-eyed, they will make a good pair together.
Would be hilarious pics.

Anyway i really don't know what to do with the kittens. The mom keeps removing 2 and i need to keep them here untill Wednesday.

 

[Diane]

Sometimes the mom relocates ALL the kittens.....I find out it is usually the feral moms that usually do around my place. Do you have a garage or shed to put them in for awhile if you don't want to bring them in the house?

 

[Niels]

Sometimes the mom relocates ALL the kittens.....I find out it is usually the feral moms that usually do around my place. Do you have a garage or shed to put them in for awhile if you don't want to bring them in the house?

Yes i know they do that.
This mom removes 2 kittens.

She did it yesterday evening for the 3th time.

I have a shed but it's so full.
I even have a few things standing in my room for now because it doesn't fit into the shed.
It's only temporary because i'm building at home.

I have them now locked up in the cage.
The cage is still in place where they have been all the time.
Only problem now is that the mom is outside the cage.
I don't know if this might me traumatic for the kittens to see their mom while beeing locked up.

 

[Niels]

I thought a few minutes about it and i'm not going to put them in the house inside a cage.
i'm already 2 months trying to get themba parasite and bacteria free.

So i might let them free and hope they stick together till wednesday or keep them locked up till wednesday.
both have there pro's and cons.

 

[Diane]

If the cage is big enough for them and a litter box it shouldn't be to bad for 3 days and sheltered from the bad weather. Oh, don't forget to feed them!

 

[Niels]

If the cage is big enough for them and a litter box it shouldn't be to bad for 3 days and sheltered from the bad weather. Oh, don't forget to feed them!

Only bad thing about it is that mom is outside the cage and the kittens inside.
They are going to see each other and want to be together.

They have food and water, before there was no litterbox because they are outside but if i keep them locked up i will at a kittten litter box.

 

[John Popp]

Hey Neils, this is very typical behavior. We hear this repeatedly with our TNR efforts and Mom depositing kittens in different locations as they are weening. Not something that you are going to be able to correct and Mom is just trying to make sure her kittens are safe. For us the good news is that this behavior makes it easier to capture some kittens while at the same time leaves us with a guessing game as to where the others are.

With the Mom being separated it's very important that the kittens are eating. It doesn't take long for a Mom to relieve herself of her motherly duties and in as little as 48 hours she may no longer make an effort to attend to her kittens. I know that doesn't provide a solution, just what Mom's thinking to protect the kids and what separation brings.

 

[Niels]

Hey Neils, this is very typical behavior. We hear this repeatedly with our TNR efforts and Mom depositing kittens in different locations as they are weening. Not something that you are going to be able to correct and Mom is just trying to make sure her kittens are safe. For us the good news is that this behavior makes it easier to capture some kittens while at the same time leaves us with a guessing game as to where the others are.

With the Mom being separated it's very important that the kittens are eating. It doesn't take long for a Mom to relieve herself of her motherly duties and in as little as 48 hours she may no longer make an effort to attend to her kittens. I know that doesn't provide a solution, just what Mom's thinking to protect the kids and what separation brings.

What would you do John popp.
Because i still haven't made my mind up yet.
Keep them locked up for 3 days or let them free with the risk that i can't find some of them on wednesday.