hi, i have a great mummy cat and her two adorable kittens. 5 weeks 2 days old. the little girl, mable, is eating wet cat foow and drinking kitten milk and milk from mum. the little boy, toby, refuses to consider anything other than mum’s milk. that isn’t my problem. it’s how to get a good night’s sleep. at night, i have been shutting mum in a room with her kittens. for the last week she has woken me up 2-3 times a night bashing the door to get out and later to get in again. a few nights ago i put a barrier against the door that mum could jump. she brought the kittens into my bedroom…hate to think of her jumping with those kittens in her mouth. so i went back to shutting her in until last night when i left the door closed but unlatched as she can get out but her kittens haven’t learned to. i was woken up at 6.20 am as she had brought a kitten into my bedroom and gone to fetch the other.
so my question, is it ok to cage the kittens overnight or will that cause problems for the still nursing mum, Ziba? she has one kitten who hasn’t started weening yet.