My cat's newborn kittens seem smothered. Is it safe to touch them?

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Is it okay to touch the newborn kittens (2 days old) if they are being smothered accidentally by their mother? Also, i keep checking on them continuously but the problem is that the mother cat, and the kittens keep waking up which might make the kittens get lack of sleep, so i'm not sure what to do. I honestly am not sure if the cat mother will handle the situation by herself and pick them up if they were getting suffocated that's why i'm so worried. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

It is fine to handle the kittens, cats do not generally reject their young if they are handled by an outside source. It may also just look like mama is smothering them when in fact she might just be providing them with heat and/or the ability to nurse. Unless you actually see the babies actually struggling to move or crying out, they are probably not being smothered. The kittens are waking up a lot because they have to nurse. When they are this young, the tend to nurse upwards of every 2-3 hours. If you are not seeing the kittens nursing that often, they might need supplemental care in the form of bottle feeding. You can pick up some kitten milk replacer at a pet store or a big-box store as well as the bottle. Hope this helps!

My cat's newborn kittens seem smothered. Is it safe to touch them?

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