My cat is having kittens in the litter box. Should I move her now?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 10 lbs
Came home and my cat is giving birth in of all places the cat litter. Luckily we had just changed it but not sure if we should move her, or the best way to go about this.
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Published on December 3rd, 2019
I probably would go ahead and move her and the kittens when she is taking a break in between kittens. Hopefully you have another box with some clean bedding - just put her in the box with the kittens and remove the litter box until she's done. While you want to give her some space you should be monitoring her to make sure there are no issues with the birthing process.
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Published on June 28th, 2017
Given that Pippin is in the process of giving birth now, I would not move her until after she has given birth to all the kittens. You don't want to put any stress on her during this time period. Once all the kittens has been born and she has cleaned them and they have nursed at least once, then I would bring the box to Pippin and her kittens, put them in it, and then move them to a different spot.
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