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My cat is moving her kittens. Should I move the nesting box for her?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 4 months old

I interrupted my cat moving her first kitten and she took it back to the box. Should I move her box for her or let her do it?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 21st, 2018

If you know where she wanted to move the kitten, you can take the box there for her with the kittens. If you do not know where she wanted to move them, watch her move one kitten and then you can move the box to that place, Talk to her and show her what you are doing, so she does not get upset,. Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further. Please take the time to mark this question as helpful or not as it helps us to improve on the quality of our answers to other pet owners. Thank you kindly!

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