Pregnant sister cats: one hides kittens. Who goes in the kennel?

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I have two female cats who are sisters from the same litter. They got pregnant a couple weeks apart one of the females gave birth 8 days ago her sister is close to labor. I only have one room that is right for them to be. i have to keep them seperate bc the pregnant female keeps hiding her sisters kittens. My only options a kennel so they are seperate in the same room should i put the mom+kittens in the kennel or her sister. Sister hates it afraid it'll cause stress for delivery. What's best? Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 3 months old | 9 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

You really need to keep them separated - I agree 100%. I would put mom and kittens in the kennel but you need to make sure that mom has access to a litter box and her food/water and as the kittens get a bit older she will need to be able to get up and walk away from them at times during the day or they will drive her nuts. So, she cannot be in there until the kittens are weaned. I would say only for a week or two (maybe up to three). I don't know what the situation is, if you bred the cats on purpose or if they got pregnant by accident or what but please keep in mind that if you don't have the appropriate facilities for cats to be queening then you should get them spayed. This situation of trying to keep them separated is going to cause you a major headache. Also, keep in mind that will come back into heat sometimes almost immediately after queening so they can get pregnant again if there is a male cat in the house that has access to them or if they get outside. My other recommendation would be to get a Feliway diffuser to put in the room with them. It may help reduce stress: https://www.chewy.com/comfort-zone-feliway-cat-diffuser-48/dp/48072 Hope this helps. Best wishes!

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