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Jade B asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

Why does my cat keep removing one kitten and feeding it seperately?

My cat had kittens yesterday afternoon, she chose an old suitcase to have them in under my bed. Every so often she brings one kitten downstairs and nurses it then takes it back up again, a bit later she brings a different one down. Any ideas why she does this?

Update:

She isn't ignoring any of the kittens, when she takes it back up she feeds the others too.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    although the other answers would be correct IF she did not return the kitten, in this case. they are all wrong.

    i have never heard of this before. if this is her first litter, and she is under a year old, she just might be confused.

    usually, once they move a kitten, it stays moved.

    as long as she feeds them all, i would not worry.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    She is choosing which ones will live. She makes her decision by which ones look healthy and strong. Look to see which of them she is ignoring and you will have to nurse those yourself with a bottle. You will also have to do some other things so they may live. You might want to buy a book or look it up on line. Good Luck

  • 1 decade ago

    Check with the vet about the ones she is not paying much attention to. They will have to be bottle fed, and the vet will tell you exactly what they need, how much, and how often.

  • 1 decade ago

    The first answerer is on the money she is looking for the stronger ones and she will give them all of her attention the runts of her litter will have to be hand reared

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