Mommy cat gave birth to 6 tiny cats in my home garden and..?

Question

So this Big Mommy cat gave birth and now there are 6 tiny small cats. Really cute, the mom always comes on our window and "meyaows" us for food .. so every day I give them 2 pieces of bread and 4 cans of tuna and about half 1/4 gallon of milk...

I wanted to ask - what else can I give them? and until when will they need food to survive on their own? am I spoiling them? I am not going to adopt them.. should I leave them trying to survive on their own?

Answer 1

First of all Cats DON'T EAT BREAD!  there not birds.

And get some CAT FOOD not tuna...

1/2 gal of milk... YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING???

Cats are milk intolerant... they get diarrhea from milk STOP GIVING MILK TO THEM.

You can give Yougert or cottage cheese but not milk.

Dry cat food is best.

I would make sure to handle the kittens frequesntly so they are socialized by humans... and put them in a garage or somewhere they are safe.  Otherwise a TOM will kill them.  Momma needs extra food right now so get some dry for her and put it near her bed/ and don't forget clean water for her.

As soon as the kittens are around 5 -6 weeks old have her SPAYED so she won't have another litter.  (there are programs that does it for free for feral / homeless cats)

Kittens are weaned around 6 weeks so put some dry cat food wet with water around that time... (to keep ants off put the food bowl in another bowl and fill it with water - this makes a mote that the ants can't swim)

If you are not going to adopt the kittens try to find homes for them... so they will not be wild cats.

If you take them to any shelter they will be killed... this time of the year!

good luck >^..^<

Answer 2

u'v done good to feed them if u can u should catch them all and bring the to an spca ur feeding them is good and will help them to trust ppl and make findin them homes easyer

Answer 3

I would keep giving the same food you usually been giving them because they are probably used to it by now. You may be spoiling them but you don't want to change their food until they are older. When they are about 1 week till adoption I would start feeding them normal cat food. If I were you I would wait until they were weaned to feed them bread, cans of tuna, and milk.  

Answer 4

she eats the bread?

she eats 4 cans of tuna?

the milk i believe, but cows milk is bad for them.

buy cat food. when the babies are old enough, mom will teach them to eat the cat food.

outside is not a nice place to raise kittens, call a shelter.

Answer 5

Domesticated animals should never have to "surviv on their own".  You could try giving them kitten chow, because that is full of all the things kittens need, and as soon as you can, you should pick them all up and take them to a local vet's office, where they can take them all in and find the kittens good homes so they don't have to live on the street.  That way, they won't have to meow at people for food... they'll have loving owners who are willing to provide completely for them.  

Answer 6

If you want them to survive on there own you are pampering them to much. :(

Answer 7

Nothing wrong with helping momma kitty out right now with food, but maybe you could stay away from the bread, tuna, and milk and just buy some canned cat food for her instead.  It would be much healthier.  

Answer 8

Cats should NOT have milk. It is actually bad for them I would stop.

I would bring them inside if you can. It would be best for them to be in a house and not exposed to the elements.

If you really cant do that until they are all old enough for you to find them homes. then you should calla rescue for something. They shouldn't be left outside.

Answer 9

you are not doing them any good by giving them those things. bread is not part of their diet, human grade tuna will create vitamin deficiencies and cats are lactose intolerant so the milk will upset the stomach making them dehydrate.

your best bet is to call animal control to come and pick them all up and take them to the shelter and hopefully find a nice foster family to take care of them properly