mother cat and her kittens

MY CAT HAD BABIES ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO AND SHE PUT THE IN A BOX IN MY BASEMENT. THE CATS ARE FINE I PUT A BLANKET IN THERE FOR THEM. I TRY TO TAKE THE KITTENS OUT TO WALK AROUND AND SHE KEEPS PUTTING THEM BACK IN THE BOX. WHY WONT SHE JUST LET THEM WALK AROUND,

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She is following her instinct to look after her kittens. She knows what she is doing and you should let her do what she wants to do.

At 6 weeks old the kittens are still very young and still very much reliant on their mother.

The kittens won't be weaned until between week 8 and week 12 and so until then the female cat will need to be in total charge of the kittens.

I have lots of pages about kitten care which you might find of further help here is the first page

https://www.our-happy-cat.com/kitten-care.html

best wishes kate

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