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Hi my cat has had kittens under my bed and that's where they have
stayed. They are now 4 weeks old and I would like to move her into a
different room so that I can offer the kittens food water and a litter box
without being disturbed by my other pets. I have put the towel in there that
she gave birth on (unwashed) so it has her sent on it and enclosed an
area so that the kittens can't run around the house!! Have tried to move
her there twice now and she keeps taking them back under my bed!! How
do I get her to stay there? Apart from locking her in the room with the
kittens I don't know what else to try?
Nerissa,
Locking her in a room with the kittens is really the best approach. Make sure you provide her a good sized box with bedding that the kittens can get in and out of as at their age, they would like to wander. Also, if there are any other pets or young children, it would be safer for the kittens to have a private place with limited access.
Please let me know how she does as you will probably want to begin weaning these kittens in a coupole, of weeks.
Best regards... Norm.
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Answers by Expert:
Norman Auspitz
Expertise
I can answer most non-veterinary questions about cats. My particular expertise is pedigree cats, breeding and showing. However, I am versed in feline behavior, cat breeds and their characteristics, general feline husbandry, and the like.
Experience
I judged for the Canadian Cat Association from 1975 until 1982. I am currently an approved allbreed judge for the Cat Fanciers'' Association (the world''s largets cat registry), and have been judging for them since 1991. I have been breeding pedigreed cats since 1971 and have been exhibiting pedigreed cats in shows since 1970. I obtained my first pedigreed cat in 1970 and have never looked back. In 1971, I obtained my first Abyssinian which has become my primary breed. In addition, I have bred Manx and Persians. Currently, besides the Abyssinians, I am also breeding Maine Coons.
Organizations
Cat Fanciers'' Association, inc. (CFA) and the Manx, Maine Coon, and Abyssinian breed councils. I am currently Abyssinian breed council secretary.
Publications
Cat Fancy Magazine, The Abyssinian Chapter in The Cat Fanciers'' Association Complete Cat Book, and Articles for various editions of The Cat Fanciers'' Association Yearbook
Education/Credentials
I received a B.S. from Drexel University in 1968, a M.Math from University of Waterloo, in 1970, a Ph.D. from University of Waterloo in 1975, and a MBA from McMaster University in 1980. I received my approved allbreed judging status in the Cat Fanciers'' Association in 1999.
Awards and Honors
We have produced a number of Cat Fanciers'' Association (CFA) National winning Abyssinian and Maine Coons. We have produced a number of Abyssinian and Maine Coon Distinguished Merit females (an award for a top producing cat), including the first Distinguished Merit Abyssinian in the red (sorrel) color. I am the CFA Abyssinian breed council secretary and belong and/or hold office in a number of cat clubs. I am also a member of the CFA Judges Association.
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