Mother cats may abandon their kittens if they are sick, injured, or unable to care for them properly. Other reasons may include stress, lack of resources, or if they feel threatened.
Under the same circumstances as anyone else. The fact that she's a mother is irrelevant. The same 'rules' still apply.
Try to get the mother out with a humane trap. Then go under the deck and get the kittens. If the kittens are older than 3 months sell then otherwise take them and the mother to the humansicity.
under normal circumstances, she would be your grandmother
Yes! My goodness under NO circumstances should a kitten or cat be washed in harsh chemicals!
Yes, in some cases, mother cats may eat their dead kittens as a way to clean up and remove any potential threats to the rest of the litter. This behavior is more common in wild or feral cats, but can also occur in domestic cats under certain circumstances.
Jamestown, Virginia. This was proceded by Roanoke which was abandon under mysterious circumstances.
I had a friend who used a simple wooden box with a stick under it and a long rope attached to the stick, and cat food under the box. Worked a bit better than we expected; he caught not only the kittens, one at a time, but also the mother! The kittens were weaned so we gave them away. I kept the mother and had her spayed later. Took two months to tame her.
Generally the mother cat will go off to a secluded area to have her kittens and she has obviously has chosen to have her litter of kittens under the bed. As long as she is going under the bed to feed them then they should be fine. However, at a month they should be out and walking about so make up a bed (or put a cushion with an old blanket on it) and take the kittens and put them there and watch to be sure the mother cat is tending to their needs.
If you are the owner of kittens, you have complete control of their lives. You can pick them up and place them anywhere you wish, you decide what to feed them and when to feed them, you can do anything with them. Under the circumstances it seems that they have very good reason to keep an eye on you.
no do not move them the mother thinks this is a safe spot and if you move them she will just move them back or somewhere else. I moved my kittens when my cat had them under my bed and she moved them to under the couch and we couldn't find them and they froze to death. Dont move them
Kittens are born deaf, blind, toothless and completely dependant on the mother. The mother cat will feed them, clean them and lick under their tails to encourage them to toilet for the first four weeks of their lives. When the kittens are around three weeks old, kittens will begin to open their eyes, their hearing will develop and their milk teeth will start to come through. By four weeks, kittens are finding their feet. By six to eight weeks, kittens will start taking an interest their mother's food and should already be exploring the litter box. Kittens at this age learn what to do from their mother. Even during and after weaning, some kittens will still suckle from the mother. This is completely normal. Socialisation also starts around this time, and the kittens will continue to learn as late as twelve weeks old - which is one of the reasons kittens should stay with their mother and siblings until this time. These skills teach the kittens manners, not to be too rough in play (biting and scratching hurts!) and generally how to behave around other cats and people.
You should never, under any circumstances, remove a baby hamster from the mother.