{"id":310,"date":"2020-04-24T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T09:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalsa2z.com\/?p=310"},"modified":"2020-04-24T09:30:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T09:30:56","slug":"do-cats-get-sad-when-you-give-away-their-kittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalsa2z.com\/do-cats-get-sad-when-you-give-away-their-kittens\/","title":{"rendered":"Do cats get sad when you give away their kittens?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So your pregnant furry baby has given birth to babies of her own.  All the little kittens are so cute and fuzzy just like mama cat \u2013 but there\u2019s one thought at the back of your mind.  As much as you want to, you can\u2019t take in all of these kittens yourself so you start to consider giving them away.  The question now is how are you going to do that without hurting mama cat?  Will she be sad when you take her babies away?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll be glad to know that for cats, it\u2019s completely normal for the kittens to leave the nest.  That is, of course, after they have been weaned.  After around four to five weeks after giving birth, mama cat will start to wean her babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She does this by teaching them how to hunt and find their own food.\u00a0 She\u2019ll start limiting their suckling \u2013 she\u2019ll growl at her kittens if they try to nurse from her to encourage them to find food somewhere else \u2013 like the food bowl.\u00a0 This is also the time when mama cat will start to teach her kittens how to clean themselves properly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

You can help mama cat with this process by providing the kittens with kitten food.  Kittens require wet food until their teeth start growing out.  When that happens, they can start chewing solid food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a bigger litter size or mama cat is not producing enough milk for all the kittens, feeding the kittens with kitten milk from week three, or even week two will give them that much-needed nutritional boost.  It must be noted that you should NEVER feed your kittens cow\u2019s milk as this will give them diarrhea.  Pour the kitten milk on a shallow dish, and dip your finger in it to encourage the little ones to lick off the milk.  Another thing to note is you should NEVER push your kittens nose into the milk.   If they inhale the liquid, this could give them lung problems like pneumonia.  Let them be mess and step on their dish.  It\u2019s much safer for them to lick the milk off of their paws anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the kittens are ready, you can start combining a bit of wet cat food<\/a> to their milk.  Little by little at a time, till it\u2019s all wet food.  Feed them three to four times a day.  Make sure their food is in room temperature.  After a little while, kittens will start preferring canned food to their mom\u2019s milk.  By their 8th<\/sup>-10th<\/sup> week, they should be ready for regular dry cat food \u2013 just be sure they have access to water so they don\u2019t get dehydrated.  Once all of your kittens are eating solid food, they\u2019re ready to go to their forever homes away from mama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the 7th<\/sup> week, mama cat will be ready to part ways.\u00a0 However, mama cat will most likely start house crying<\/a> for a couple of days after the last kitten is gone.\u00a0 It\u2019s completely normal to feel for your cat at this time.\u00a0 But cats are not people.\u00a0 They do not feel the way we do.\u00a0 Mama cat\u2019s role as a mama is over after she\u2019s finished weaning her kittens at the 12th<\/sup> week.\u00a0 The reason why your cat is crying is because she\u2019s in-heat again.\u00a0 At this point, it\u2019s good to consider if you should spay your cat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When can you start separating mama cat from her kittens?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can start separating mama cat from her kittens as early as week 7.  However, it is highly recommended to wait till the 10th<\/sup>-12th<\/sup> week as that will result in the kittens being more socially adjusted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If mama cat\u2019s kittens leave earlier than the 10th<\/sup> week, her \u201cgrieving\u201d period when she looks for her kittens may last a bit longer, but not significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens if a kitten gets separated too early?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is of the utmost importance that kittens DO NOT get separated from their moms too early.  7 weeks at the earliest, but 10th<\/sup> – 12th <\/sup>weeks is ideal.  If a kitten is weaned too early, this can result to them developing health issues later on in life.  The nutrients they get from mama cat\u2019s milk is essential to their bone development, eye health, and full organ development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from health reasons, kittens separated from their moms will not be able to learn how to groom themselves properly, will have problems using their litter boxes and how to bury their waste, may play too rough, or some other behavioral problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For mama cat\u2019s sake, it\u2019s best to separate her from her kittens after the 10th<\/sup> week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After separation, mama cat is sad.  What do I do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If a human mama is separated from her human child, no matter how old the child is, she WILL be upset about it.  Such is not really the case for cats.  When her kittens have moved out, mama cat will look for them for a few days, but after that, she\u2019ll be back to normal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So don\u2019t feel bad when you eventually have to separate mama cat from her kittens.\u00a0 Once all of her kittens have been successfully weaned, by week 10-12, they\u2019re ready to move on to their forever homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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