Oh my goodness that must have been a surprise

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Momma Mia! 7 Important Tips When Caring for Momma Cats and Kittens | FixNation

 

What if we can't socialize the babies because of momma being overprotective?

I know that it's important

 

You said she was sweet when you found her. Is she feral?
Give her some time and privacy for now

 

You said she was sweet when you found her. Is she feral?
Give her some time and privacy for now

She is sweet but when we go near the box where the kittens are she goes into mother bear mood. We can look but touching is not permitted by any means

 

Just a guess, but I think for now, mother knows best. Her upset will carry on down to the kittens, so let her set the standard within her comfort zone. Those little ones are super fragile, and they will get a mind of their own and start wandering soon enough.
BTW You are AWESOME--thanks for taking these tykes on.

 

Forgot the most important part of the thread

 

You so need to turn that into a Christmas card, or Seasonal Greetings card, as the case may be. It so screams for ribbons and bows and joyful cheer.
I think you will have some wonderful cuddling kittens to adopt out when the time is right--oh, geez, that'll be mid January, right? (8 -12 wks?)

 

I'm lucky for family and friends cause most of the babies and momma are already spoken for. My sister is taking two, my grandparents are taking momma if no one comes forward as well as a kitten. Leaving two unclaimed. But they do realize that if momma's family comes for her that they will be going with momma and not them.

We did move momma today into a spare room that stays warm. We also put a radio in there so it's not to quiet. Found out the hard way she will not use a litter box with a cover. Nope she went all over the floor instead so off came the top. Our neutered male is curious about her but we are not allowing direct contact. I distracted her long enough that my fiancé was able to replace the blankets the kittens are on for cleaning. So for now she's got food, warmth and water so I'm leaving them be for the rest of the day.

I did read in the link that a good food is a must. We are feeding her blue wilderness and will start soft food tomorrow. Is blue okay to feed her? She eats it like it's going out of style

 

You are awesome

That is such a beautiful picture, thanks for sharing.

 

Wow, aw, awesome, really, this is wonderful.
I'm not savvy about foods, I'll let others chime in about food, but seriously, I'm sure it's better than what she'd be getting on the street. Sounds like you're putting a lot of thought into this.

 

I really am trying to (I even went to our midgit library to try and find a book to help.) there's so many stray cats around here that I'm trying to give these little ones and momma a chance.

 

I know this is kind of an old thread but I just came across it. Just wanted to add my "you're awesome for taking this cat and kittens in!" to the rest

Could we please have an update? How are the kittens doing? Did anyone come forward to claim mom? And if possible, more pics