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Stressed feral mom cat won't feed her kittens. What should I do?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Female | unspayed

I have a ferrl cat and her kittens in my spare bedroom. The mom cat is soo stressed she is in the window freaking out and im not even sure she knows the kittens are in there. im worried she wont feed them, what should I do?

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Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on April 1st, 2017

I would leave her alone as much as possible. It will already be stressful for her to be inside, and visiting Cali a lot will make her more stressed. I would give her a nesting box to lay in, and only go in once a day to fill her food bowl and water bowl.
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