My stray cat's kittens are gone after moving their box. What happened?

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A stray cat that has been around my house for a couple if months now (we gave her love and fed her) gave birth a week ago in a box inside a storage room. Today, my family decided to place the box of four kittens right outside my backyard door. In an hour or less, two kittens have gone missing. What might have happened? The momma cat isn't worried. :(. Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 8 months and 2 days old

Dr. Heidi DVM, CVA, CCRT, CVTP, CVSMT, CVCH · Accepted Answer

If the box was moved to a location that Matcha doesn't think is safe for her kittens, she may have moved them to another location that she thinks is safer. I would leave her alone and see what she does. If she has moved 2 of the kittens, she will likely move the other 2 kittens to the same locations soon. If momma isn't worried, then I'm not worried. But I would be sure that she has a safe location for her kittens before night because sometimes momma cats don't chose the best locations for their babies. Once everyone is happy with their location, I would try not to move the box. I hope that helps!

My stray cat's kittens are gone after moving their box. What happened?

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