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Cat Forum / General Topics / November 2006Abandoned kitten?
How long can a kitten go without it's mom before being considered abandoned? > How long can a kitten go without it's mom before being considered > abandoned? More info is needed about the situation PLEASE Are you talking about being left outside not being nursed by its mother being ignored by a mother I can't find the mom since I came home about 3 1/2 hours ago when I got home. The baby woke up 2+ hours ago and cries for about 15-20 min before falling silent for 15-20 min. I'm starting to worry because the mom is a first time. (I always let a female have a litter before spaying.) But I've never had a mom disappear like this. I've opened every door in the house, including all the cupboards, even those that have been shut for far longer than this kitten has been in the world. The kitten is only 2 days old. I'm probably being paranoid, but I'd like to know. < < > More info is needed about the situation PLEASE > Are you talking about being left outside not being nursed by its mother > being ignored by a mother Something for you to read NOW http://www.maxshouse.com/kitten_care.htm#Caring%20for%20Orphan%20Kittens Make sure that kitten is warm this is the time that they can go real easy >I can't find the mom since I came home about 3 1/2 hours ago when I got >home. The baby woke up 2+ hours ago and cries for about 15-20 min before [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> Are you talking about being left outside not being nursed by its >> mother being ignored by a mother >I can't find the mom since I came home about 3 1/2 hours ago when I got >home. The baby woke up 2+ hours ago and cries for about 15-20 min before [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Are you talking about being left outside not being nursed by its mother >> being ignored by a mother Prayers for the kitten have been offered. Good luck. If the worst case scenario happens, I believe there is a God who cares about kittens. Another possibility is the mother has picked up an abnormality or deformity in the kitten not noticeable to humans. Are the other kittens being cared for? Surely there are other kittens in this litter. Vicious as mother nature can be, it is not unusual for deformed newborns in the animal world to be left to die. You may try finding a neighbouring cat with a litter and see if she let it nurse. Your line about always allowing a cat to have a litter before desexing it is irresponsible of you. Unless it is a purebred specifically for breeding purposes, there is no reason why any cat should be allowed to have a litter when there are already too many cats as it is. > How long can a kitten go without it's mom before being considered > abandoned? It was the only kitten. And you can say what you like, but I was advised by a vet that there are positive health benefits for the mother for having a litter. So I will continue to do so. Unfortunately, my vet it out of town, and I can't afford the rates for the emergency alternative. <" < > Another possibility is the mother has picked up an abnormality or > deformity in the kitten not noticeable to humans. Are the other kittens [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> How long can a kitten go without it's mom before being considered >> abandoned? A litter of one - how unusual. I do stand by my comments on unnecessary feline breeding. I live in an area where there are already too many cats and every weekend in the paper there are always kittens to be given away. This has led to strays turning feral and preying on unique Australian wildlife who have no defence against a naturally stealthy predator > It was the only kitten. > > And you can say what you like, but I was advised by a vet that there are > positive health benefits for the mother for having a litter. So I will > continue to do so. Unfortunately, my vet it out of town, and I can't > afford the rates for the emergency alternative. What's all this topposting crap? And what's all this crap about it being healthier for the cat to litter??? That's bollox! You're lying or your vet is mad! The op is far less hazadous than having a litter, and there's no significant difference between cats that have littered and cats that haven't. You just wanted to cuddle a bunch of kittens you selfish a.s! > It was the only kitten. > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>> How long can a kitten go without it's mom before being considered >>> abandoned? Is there a specific rule or convention about where to place the new stuff that is being written in a posting? > What's all this topposting crap? > Is there a specific rule or convention about where to place the new stuff > that is being written in a posting? Not really new etiquette went out the doors years ago but some consider top posting rude. To me it make little difference Okay - so would top posting to be considered rude? Isn't it better to read the new stuff first. >> Is there a specific rule or convention about where to place the new stuff >> that is being written in a posting? > > Not really new etiquette went out the doors years ago but some consider > top posting rude. To me it make little difference That is what I say but some people live in the past to me it makes no difference as long as it ain't spam or porn > Okay - so would top posting to be considered rude? Isn't it better to > read the new stuff first. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Not really new etiquette went out the doors years ago but some >> consider top posting rude. To me it make little difference >Okay - so would top posting to be considered rude? Isn't it better to read >the new stuff first. I must agree. I get so tired of scrolling through stuff I've read and read and read just to find that some idjit has either left no content or added a "Me, too!" at the bottom. Bottom posting surely wastes bandwidth, but there are those who insist it's the only way. I must disagree. >>> Is there a specific rule or convention about where to place the new stuff >>> that is being written in a posting? >> >> Not really new etiquette went out the doors years ago but some consider >> top posting rude. To me it make little difference Well it could be worse. You could be me. Some techno dork has a vandetta against me and deletes everything I post here. Watch. In a few days this will be gone. So it doesn't matter where I post. You just have to read it while it's here. > >Okay - so would top posting to be considered rude? Isn't it better to read > >the new stuff first. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >> Not really new etiquette went out the doors years ago but some consider > >> top posting rude. To me it make little difference Hi there- Don't fret just yet if it has only been a couple of hours. Some cats (like my female) are very snobby and sometimes won't nurse or will try to run away for a while before returning to feed. On the other hand, if its two days and she (the mother) doesn't come back within a few more hours (at max) I'd say that you should start the process of taking care of the kitten yourself. Try to just continue to coax the mother in the usual way to try to get her back to the kitten and if she does return just lock her in a confined room where she cant escape out of. Good Luck The health benefits of spaying or neutering acutally decline after the first heat or litter. It's silly that you would want your cats to have a litter before being spayed. The whole point of spaying and neutering is to decrease the number of unwanted kittens which result in more animals being euthanized (sp). It totally defeats the purpose if you let your cat get pregnant just so you can get it spayed. I would seriously reconsider that philsophy. And you'll probably just have to take care of that kitten yourself. They sell formula at pet shops.  SignatureC So what has happened with the kitten and has the mother returned? > How long can a kitten go without it's mom before being considered > abandoned? |
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