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| 3615.1 | Just a crack, and they are in | WILKIE::IVES | | Mon May 21 1990 13:43 | 2 |
| RATS......
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| 3615.2 | | TPMARY::TAMIR | ACMS design while-u-wait | Mon May 21 1990 13:54 | 5 |
| Or racoons or opposums. My Momcat has moved back into her house on my deck and
spent the evening chasing away critters. She and the babe were fine this a.m.,
and after seeing her in action, the critters had better keep their distance.
Mary
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| 3615.3 | Maybe? | AIMHI::SJOHNSON | | Mon May 21 1990 14:39 | 4 |
| The mother may also be moving them herself. Is that a possibility? Or
the male cats could be getting in and causing harm.
Sonia
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| 3615.4 | Mother is moving them | CGVAX2::LANDRY | Closer to the Heart | Mon May 21 1990 15:09 | 7 |
| My vote would be the mother cat moving her babies. Are you going in
and handling them? Maybe she doesn't like it.
Try to follow her and see where she is going. Good luck, let us know.
Anna/zildjian/spunks
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| 3615.5 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Mon May 21 1990 16:19 | 3 |
| If the mom cat were moving kittens, wouldn't she move all of them?
I am afraid something bad is getting the lost ones.....
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| 3615.6 | Another cat could be taking them. | PHAROS::LAURIE | | Mon May 21 1990 20:24 | 15 |
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Mother cats don't seem to be able to "count." They sometimes move all
but one of their kittens.
I've never known a cat to move just one kitten at a time, though.
Another possibility: do you have more than cat who is currently or
recently a mother? I have very often seen cats "steal" kittens from
each other. When the two cats are friendly with each other, they
may end up all in one big box with everybody's kittens together.
If they are more competitive, one cat may be taking kittens away
from the other. This of course is not very good for the kittens,
since there is less milk to go around.
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| 3615.7 | more info | DYO780::AXTELL | Dragon Lady | Tue May 22 1990 15:22 | 13 |
| Mom cat is still around. This room has always been her home and
she shows no inclination to leave.
The other "mom" cat may be moving them... she abandoned them to
the above cat.
If rats, tom cats, etc are getting them, wouldn't there be at least
a little gore around?
The two remaining kittens have been moved to my home - much to the
dismay of the burmese who are just a bit spoiled.
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| 3615.8 | not necessarily messy | FORTSC::WILDE | Ask yourself..am I a happy cow? | Tue May 22 1990 22:07 | 10 |
| > If rats, tom cats, etc are getting them, wouldn't there be at least
> a little gore around?
Normal predator behavior is a quick (silent, if at all possible) kill and
removal to a defensable location for dining. Any predator (almost) out
there can be overcome by something bigger or several others working in
concert....don't expect to see much gore at the kill site.
BTW - barn cats often fall victim to owls as well as the four-legged
creatures...they are all hungry (and feeding little ones by now, probably).
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