My cat had kittens in the basement. Should I give them a blanket?

Mom thinks this is a safe place, and they will be fine there. Try to make sure she has access to fresh food and water and they'll be fine. Take them in for deworming and vaccinations at 6-8 weeks.

Mino is super proud of showing off her kittens to you. Obviously she trusts you 100% and think that she wants to raise her babies in HER colony and you are part of the colony. Cats often share the care of their babies with other cats. SO I am afraid you are going to have to put a box into your bed room where she can be with you and her babies. If she already has a box where she suckles her babies, then just move that one. Cat mamas are very very clean and there will be no smell or dirt, and the only thing you may hear at night will be purring....that in itself is a wonderful way of falling asleep. I hope this helps. Oh, and make sure you feed her kitten food so she has the best milk available for her babies, and talk to her a lot praising her and telling her how nice her babies are.

I would keep your boy cat away from the mother and kittens. Keep him indoors for now. Put food and water under your porch for the mother. She needs a kitten formulated food to help support nursing. I'd put some blankets under there as well to help keep them warm. If you can catch them, bring them indoors into their own room with food, water, a litter box, and a nesting box. Best of luck.

I would set up a warm bed for them, and put in something like a hot water bottle covered in towels. They are just over four weeks old, and while it's time for them to wean, they are probably better with their mother. If the temperatures keep dropping, however, I would move them indoors.

Congratulations on your new kittens! the mother doesn't necessarily need to be in the dark, but she should have a quiet place where she feels safe to care for her kittens, especially if she is a first time mom. For this reason, if you have a separate room where she can stay or visit it may be best for the first week or two to keep her in this room when she is with the kittens so she doesn't feel threatened or nervous about her kittens coming to harm.

If you do not mind that she raises her kittens under or in the sofa, then it should be ok. Kitten mamas are extremely careful and will not hurt their kittens by lying on them or any other way, theey will also not kill kittens. Sometimes, if a kitten dies by itself, a mother will actually eat it, in order to keep the nest clean and not to alert predators to the live kittens. You may want to prepare a nice box with towels for your kitten mama and move the kittens into the box where she will then join. She might move them again....and then I suppose you may want to give her her wish.

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Bissy feels for some reason that her kittens are not safe. I would get Bissy and the kittens and put them in a spare bedroom closet. Use a laundry basket, cardboard box or a large dog carrier with towels. Put her food, water and litter box in the room. Keep people, other animals and children away from the kittens. Have one person she is close with check and weigh the kittens daily. Also keep the bedding clean. In a week or 2 start socializing the kittens and see if you can let Bissy out of the room. I wish you the best!