kt_luvs_kitties
11-01-2008, 04:28 AM
Right after hubby and I bought this house, I noticed a momma feral, very young. I, of course, started feeding her. The babies went missing, and I was told by my neighbor, that she called AC to pick them up, since they were born under her house. I really did not know she had kittens (was told she did, but I never saw them).
Shortly after she was about to pop, with her second litter. I was going to get her fixed, but she was already more than halfway through pregnancy when her babies were weaned from litter 1. I hated to abort them, so I went ahead and let her have them. She had 6, and 2 died. 2 I caught and adopted out, and now I have 2 fostering trying to find them homes.
During all of that, she was about to pop again. BUT now, I can handle her. She wont go into a trap, she is too slick for that. So lately I can actually handle her, so I can cage her and get her fixed.
I figured once these babies were born, I would get them very young (4 weeks maybe, before they can outrun me!) and tame them and adopt them out. Take momma the next morning and get her fixed, before she gets too pregnant again (no doubt in my mind she will be pregnant before these babies were weaned, thats the pattern).
I have been up ALL night, going in and out. It is about 25 degrees here, and she is came up begging food about 1am. I got her 2 cans of kitten food, and she devoured them. She had blood and goo and chunks of flesh all over her, waist down. She clearly had the babies. Still feels like their might be one left, but it is hard to tell.
2 problems. She has not left my porch for HOURS. She wont go to them, and I have NO IDEA where they are. She is not contracting or anything, just does not want to leave. Seems like nothing happened. I cleaned her up the best I could with towels.
AND her nipples are completely dry. They have not nursed.
A week ago I bought a huge rubbermaid container, and cut a hole in it. Filled with blankets and a heating pad to keep her warm. No babies...
I have had plenty of pregnant rescues, and helped deliever LOTS of babies. BUT never ever outside. I cant bring her in, because I dont have anywhere to put her, everyroom is full to the brim with pets, and I really do think hubby would leave me if I even brought it up.
Is it normal for them to have babies, and immediately leave them? Not to eat for a few hours? Everyone inside I have helped would leave them, but they would not leave the immediate area and esp. not RIGHT after.
I just dont know where they are, and if they are alive. Any suggestions, should I just let her do her job? She has been such a PERFECT momma with this last litter (the only one I saw her raise). She would not leave their sight. Do you think I am jumping to conclusions or should I be worried? Could their be something wrong with the babies, and that is why she left them?
Help:(
Shortly after she was about to pop, with her second litter. I was going to get her fixed, but she was already more than halfway through pregnancy when her babies were weaned from litter 1. I hated to abort them, so I went ahead and let her have them. She had 6, and 2 died. 2 I caught and adopted out, and now I have 2 fostering trying to find them homes.
During all of that, she was about to pop again. BUT now, I can handle her. She wont go into a trap, she is too slick for that. So lately I can actually handle her, so I can cage her and get her fixed.
I figured once these babies were born, I would get them very young (4 weeks maybe, before they can outrun me!) and tame them and adopt them out. Take momma the next morning and get her fixed, before she gets too pregnant again (no doubt in my mind she will be pregnant before these babies were weaned, thats the pattern).
I have been up ALL night, going in and out. It is about 25 degrees here, and she is came up begging food about 1am. I got her 2 cans of kitten food, and she devoured them. She had blood and goo and chunks of flesh all over her, waist down. She clearly had the babies. Still feels like their might be one left, but it is hard to tell.
2 problems. She has not left my porch for HOURS. She wont go to them, and I have NO IDEA where they are. She is not contracting or anything, just does not want to leave. Seems like nothing happened. I cleaned her up the best I could with towels.
AND her nipples are completely dry. They have not nursed.
A week ago I bought a huge rubbermaid container, and cut a hole in it. Filled with blankets and a heating pad to keep her warm. No babies...
I have had plenty of pregnant rescues, and helped deliever LOTS of babies. BUT never ever outside. I cant bring her in, because I dont have anywhere to put her, everyroom is full to the brim with pets, and I really do think hubby would leave me if I even brought it up.
Is it normal for them to have babies, and immediately leave them? Not to eat for a few hours? Everyone inside I have helped would leave them, but they would not leave the immediate area and esp. not RIGHT after.
I just dont know where they are, and if they are alive. Any suggestions, should I just let her do her job? She has been such a PERFECT momma with this last litter (the only one I saw her raise). She would not leave their sight. Do you think I am jumping to conclusions or should I be worried? Could their be something wrong with the babies, and that is why she left them?
Help:(