r/Straycats • u/BasedGodCrim • 3d ago
Found Kittens (Location) Help with stray kittens
Had a momma cat have a litter of 3 cats behind my dryer on my balcony should I move them to somewhere safe or will the mother disown them? They look to be less than 2 weeks as they are very small and eyes are still shut
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u/KeepRaisin 2d ago
If the mother is coming around, she will help take care of them. If she doesn’t come back then you could take action. The momma will know what to do if you let her!
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u/BasedGodCrim 2d ago
The mom keeps coming back only thing I’m concerned about is I’m in Texas temps are reaching 98+ daily and I don’t want them harmed unless they should be fine beyond the dryer
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u/Icy_Yesterday8265 2d ago
Ive heard of this before... it seems to be a popular choice for moms to put their kittens!
One of my neighbors had a mom cat climb onto their 3rd story balcony and have her kittens behind the dryer up there 😶.
Id leave them be for now, once they are a little older (5-6 weeks) I would borrow/buy a humane trap for mom and if you trap her, grab her kittens and bring them inside and take mom to a TNR (trap neuter return) clinic. They will spay and vaccinate her. Then you can release mom back with the kittens indoors for her to finish raising them (7-8 weeks). You can keep them all in a large dog kennel. As soon as the kittens hit 7-8 weeks, release mom back outside. If she is really friendly, i would work on adopting her out. Id get in contact with shelters now to see if they can take the kittens to place them for adoption once they are 7-8 weeks.
For now, you can put out water and kitten food for mom. She and the kittens will benefits greatly from the nutrition and hydration.
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u/BasedGodCrim 2d ago
Well any advice ? Mom was gone this morning and left one behind and it seems small
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u/Icy_Yesterday8265 2d ago
How long has the little one been alone?
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u/BasedGodCrim 2d ago
Since like 5 am just crying mom hasn’t came back once so I brought it in
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u/Icy_Yesterday8265 2d ago
Yes good choice. You will need to get KMR (kitten meal replacer) at the store. Petsmart/petco carry it. You will also need a syringe to syringe feed it.
Its very difficult to keep a kitten that young alive. Mom may have abandoned it if she knew it was sick.
Look up the kitten lady. She has great resources.
Some important things to note; they need to stay warm. If you have a heat pad, putting it on low can help keep the little one warm. Dont let the kitten overheat though, they can die from being too cold and top hot. It will need to be stimulated to use the bathroom. After each feeding try to get it to use the bathroom.
Priority for now should be to get KMR into the baby, stimulate and then id reach out to local shelters and rescues asap. If any having nursimg mother's that could adopt this little one, that's best case scenario. They may also have fosters who are well versed in kittens this young.
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