You may be trying to help, but the San Diego County Humane Society says you may be doing more harm than good.
“The mother cat may just be out hunting for her meal before returning to nurse her neonatal kittens,” the county said in a statement. “Neonatal kittens are four weeks and under and are still nursing; they cannot survive on their own and need special care.”Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
Feral mother cats often leave their litters alone for extended periods of time but sometimes return to an empty home when good Samaritans scoop up the kittens and take them to a shelter or try to care for them, themselves. Young cats are best with their mothers until they’re 2 months old. According to the county, animal experts advise the public to observe seemingly abandoned kittens from a distance before stepping in. It’s fair to become involved if kittens are in immediate danger from predators or traffic, if they look injured or sick or if the mother cat hasn’t returned in six hours.
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