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JOEL S F asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

If a human touches a cat's kitten will she reject them?

We think a cat snuck into to our office and had kittens.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    No, she won't. I had a cat once that gave birth to 5 kittens. I touched them a few days after they were born. The mother(Mia) did not mind. She knew I was not a threat. Some cats get agitated if humans mess around with their kittens after they are born, but I have never heard of them abandoning the litter.

    If you don't want the cat family in your office you should call a local no-kill shelter. They can have someone come and bring the mother and kittens back to the shelter to be cared for.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    will all cats outright reject kittens after a human touches them? No. with the aid of all skill no. would she? i assume something is accessible. i've got fostered countless feral cats who might merely assume rip my arm off then enable me touch them that did not recommendations if I performed with and held her kittens. if the cat is friendly, then with the aid of all skill, intervene and make constructive she's in a secure region with nutrients and what not. If the cat isn't friendly, then that's advisable to call around to work out if there's a company on your area that can foster them in a secure region and help the mum preserve her kittens

  • 1 decade ago

    will all cats outright reject kittens after a human touches them? No. by all means no.

    Might she? I suppose anything is possible. I've fostered a number of feral cats who would just assume rip my arm off then let me touch them that didn't mind if I played with and held her kittens.

    if the cat is friendly, then by all means, interfere and make sure she's in a safe location with food and what not. If the cat is not friendly, then you might want to call around to see if there is an organization in your area that can foster them in a safe location and help the mother take care of her kittens

    Source(s): foster home for kittens from a local shelter for years
  • 1 decade ago

    I think it all depends on the cat. My aunt's cat had kittens once and we use to go over her house to play with the kittens, the mother cat was never bothered by it, she also never rejected them. Once we put them back in the box, however, she will begin to lick them to take the human scent off them.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Most cats will reject young after humans touch them but i was lucky that my cat would let me near hers, guess she trusted me alot.

    Although she did randomly move them around different parts of my house for when she didn't feel they were safe

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, she will kill them because of the human scent. DONT TOUCH THEM!!!

  • Ocimom
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    NO - its an old wive's tale.

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