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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2008doubt about recently born kittens
I have a doubt. Recently I went down to our summer apartment in the south of Spain and discovered that a cat had given birth to four kittens on the roof terrace. Not being very knowledgeable about the world of cats, I asked one of my neighbours about whether they were ok. He informed me that they would be fine as long as the mother was looking after them. The mother came to feed them every day and they never cried for food. Now here is my doubt - the roof terrace is a hard place to get down from. It is walled in and these walls are 4/5 feet high. We have returned to the north of spain leaving them alone down there. I presume that the mother will continue to look after them and they will grow to be bigger but I was wondering at what age or size they will be able to get down off the roof. In other words will they be able to jump the walls or will the mother be able to take them in her mouth and lift them over. On Apr 6, 10:34 am, johnpi...@gmail.com wrote: > I have a doubt. Recently I went down to our summer apartment in the > south of Spain and discovered that a cat had given birth to four [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > they be able to jump the walls or will the mother be able to take them > in her mouth and lift them over. As long as she is able to get up and down she will be able to carry her kittens, one at a time, down from the roof. In effect, she is using the difficulty of getting up to the kittens as an extra layer of protection from predators. While the feral cats of the world are bad for the wild birds and small animals, I am rooting for her. -- Will in New Haven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvMWgWOnObE On Apr 6, 8:22 am, Will in New Haven <bill.re...@taylorandfrancis.com> wrote: > As long as she is able to get up and down she will be able to carry > her kittens, one at a time, down from the roof. In effect, she is > using the difficulty of getting up to the kittens as an extra layer of > protection from predators. While the feral cats of the world are bad > for the wild birds and small animals, I am rooting for her. Me too! Smart mamma cat 4/5 feet high walls are no problem to a cat- my Dunzi who is a tiny little thing weighing about 5 pounds in total can jump from the floor to the top of the living rooom door which is about 6 feet and she doesn't even have a run up at it Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs On Apr 6, 8:22 am, Will in New Haven <bill.re...@taylorandfrancis.com> wrote: > As long as she is able to get up and down she will be able to carry > her kittens, one at a time, down from the roof. In effect, she is > using the difficulty of getting up to the kittens as an extra layer of > protection from predators. While the feral cats of the world are bad > for the wild birds and small animals, I am rooting for her. Me too! Smart mamma cat 4/5 feet high walls are no problem to a cat- my Dunzi who is a tiny little thing weighing about 5 pounds in total can jump from the floor to the top of the living rooom door which is about 6 feet and she doesn't even have a run up at it Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Same here. Holly is 12 years old (will be 13 in June), but she easily and gracefully leaps to the mantle or to the top of a 6-ft. bookcase. MaryL > On Apr 6, 8:22 am, Will in New Haven <bill.re...@taylorandfrancis.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > bookcase. > MaryL I have to chime in here. My Miss Pua can't even sit in a chair without falling off! LOL. I've never in my life seen a clumsier cat! Saying that, I think this particular Momma cat is a smart cookie, too. I've had many cats and (ahem) most of them have excellent jumping and balancing skills. She's protecting them and I think that's a good thing. kili > On Apr 6, 8:22 am, Will in New Haven <bill.re...@taylorandfrancis.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > MaryL My little Cendrillon, despite having been declawed in kittenhood, has no problem at all getting on top of my china cabinet or the refrigerator, even if there is no nearby chair to give her a boost! >> On Apr 6, 8:22 am, Will in New Haven <bill.re...@taylorandfrancis.com> >> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > problem at all getting on top of my china cabinet or the refrigerator, > even if there is no nearby chair to give her a boost! Our Sam could manage to jump to the top of a six foot fence and he had a 4 inch steel pin in one back leg. He's the one that would hide in the shrubbery and growl and scare the wits out of our neighbor's coon hound. Jo > On Apr 6, 8:22 am, Will in New Haven <bill.re...@taylorandfrancis.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > to the top of the living rooom door which is about 6 feet and she > doesn't even have a run up at it Feather (RB) didn't seem to need to cross the intervening space to get to the top of the refrigerator. He just vanished from the floor and reappeared on top. He never even practiced this. The first time Bruce brought his Airedale over, Feather just DID it. After that, he would go up there for various reaons but mostly, I think, because he _could_ -- Will in New Haven >I have a doubt. Recently I went down to our summer apartment in the > south of Spain and discovered that a cat had given birth to four [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > they be able to jump the walls or will the mother be able to take them > in her mouth and lift them over. If she can get in and out of there, odds are pretty good she can get them out of there when the time comes. Cats like to keep their kittens in a pretty inaccessible place and will usually move them out to learn to hunt when they are old enough. Jo > I have a doubt. Plonk. Well, I don't. There is an old fertilizer mixer across the street from me. It is mainly pieces of steel with holes every inch or so. A cat had 9 kittens up there, fed them and finally brought them down. Other cats tried to climb it but couldn't >> I have a doubt. > > Plonk. BTW *PLONK* 2 u 2 > Well, I don't. There is an old fertilizer mixer across the street from > me. It is mainly pieces of steel with holes every inch or so. A cat had 9 [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >> Plonk. LOL, don't forget to fluuuuush hug Kyla "Granby" > BTW *PLONK* 2 u 2 > "Granby" [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>> >>> Plonk. Granby <spaz@joink.com> wrote in message: 65t5ioF2hn31hU1@mid.individual.net, > BTW *PLONK* 2 u 2 >> Well, I don't. There is an old fertilizer mixer across the street [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >>> >>> Plonk. 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