My cat gave birth 2 days ago.
Kitten scooted a foot across floor 2 hours after birth.
After this daily weight gain should be around 10 15g day 5 10 kittens should double their birth weight by 1 2 weeks of age.
My cat started scooting just today but over my tile bathroom and not carpet.
This is not an unusual behavior.
If you don t see her monitor the kittens from a distance for a few hours.
In fact your pet is demonstrating an instinct shared even by the big cats and it is a very positive sign that it is feeling at home in your house.
Up to 10 weight may be lost in the first 24 hours.
She started by pawing at the floor then scooted.
She will move them one by one to their new location where she feels they will be safe.
I put my son to bed and a couple hours later realized mom and baby were not where we left them.
Mother cats do this a few days after birth so as to throw potential predators off the scent thus ensuring that they do not become some other animal s dinner.
Any weight loss or lack of weight gain should be investigated.
Your cat scooting action plan is pretty simple if you don t want to rush to the vet start by taking a close look underneath your cat s tail.
I left momma and baby for 24 hours then moved them to a quiet closet in my bedroom.
She kept jumping out and continued to scoot around the bathroom.
During her scooting a piece of feces was coming out.
Reply september 28 2018 at 8 48 am.
Weigh kittens at birth daily for the first week then at least twice weekly until weaned.
We thought she had a while left and were surprised when she ended up giving birth to just one little kitten in my 4 month olds crib.
I m not sure how a kitten goes from being fine one day to dead within 30 hours when there was no obvious trauma and it was already 8 weeks old.
Maybe there are some dried feces or another irritant there that is causing your cat to scoot.
Before or after your kitten or cat eats or drinks it may paw scratch or knead the floor as if it is digging or burying something.
I quickly scooped her up and sat her in her litter box.
It can be tricky to tell but our at a glance kitten progression guide featuring darling the kitten and his siblings is here to help you out.
Missy will not forget about her kittens.
There s nothing wrong with your cat.
Before you do anything remember never separate kittens from their mother cat.
Anxious first time mothers do this more frequently.
