My cat lost a kitten outside. Should I let her other kitten go out?

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A few months ago I took in a stray cat.she often goes out. One month ago I let her with her two kittens simba and monti, go out. But she was not able to keep them safe and lost her one kitten and after that she started howling and crying for days and was still searching the kitten inside our house. Few days ago she took monti back at our home. But she is again trying to open door and want to go out with him.What should I do? Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed

Laura Johnson VMD · Accepted Answer

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is a hard dilemma. If her kitten is under 6 months I would keep it indoors and just let her out. All indoor/outdoor cats are at risk for predation, injury from other animals and cars and death. I wouldn't expect a mother cat to be able to protect a young kitten from a car or a larger animal. At some point Monti will need to be let out and fend for himself. Billu may be less interested to go out if she was spayed and you may want to consider neutering Monit so there is no mating between the 2. Billu will eventually stop looking for Simba. I wish you the best!

My cat lost a kitten outside. Should I let her other kitten go out?

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