Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 10 months and 24 days old
Momma Cat wants to move 3 week old babies. Should i let her? She is a barn cat living in a tack room w/ her sister cat. Been pretty much locked up so no animals can get into hurt them. Since the weather was nice i let the sister cat out to roam figuring momma would stay w/ her babies but i have a camera on her and seen her trying to move her babies. I have since closed up the tack room so she cant move them out of there. Should i have not interferred?
2 Answers
Published on March 24th, 2017
The kittens are safest confined until 4-5weeks at least and as long as the mother is not distressed and risking injury to the kittens i would keep mother and kittens in a little longer and ensure they are eating solids before left out
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Published on April 20th, 2019
At 3 weeks of age you can start transitioning them onto wet kitten food. It is ok it they are not around her 24/7 but I would not purposely limit their time with their mom. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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