Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Persian | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 9 months old
My cat gave birth to 3 kittens 3 weeks ago .. 2 days ago she was in stress and afraid.. This morning she hid her kitten from us and she doesn't nurse them.. What should I do??
1 Answer
Published on July 29th, 2018
I think you could try keeping her somewhere quiet away from the rest of the house today and try a pheromone spray like Feliway to reduce stress. If she still doesn't seem to be nursing the kittens you may need to begin bottle feeding them with a kitten milk replacer like KMR. This link has lots of information about nursing orphan kittens and your veterinarian is a good resource too - if you have any concerns that either Coca or the kittens may not be in good health you should definitely see your vet. https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-raise-orphan-kittens/
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