nursing problems

[jonathan1978]

My one female cat has 6 adorable kittens and they where born on the 12th of may not ready to be weened yet the mother is only feeding them for a few mins then getting up why is she doing this? :dunno:

[**Sapphire**]

Do the kittens seem like they are still hungry?

Does it seem like she doesn't want to nurse them?

[jonathan1978]

they are allways hungryshes been doing this awhile i notice the have some teeth the other cat has been know to nurse them a little bit if the mother wont she will nurse them then all of a sudden she dont want to anymore and wont for an hour or so mabie

[**Sapphire**]

Maybe the little 1's are biting a bit too hard on the mom so she walks away for awhile to stop the pain. She could be showing them in her own way not to bite her so hard.

Do the kittens seem like they are healthy though? They may be hungry, but if they aren't skinny or look under nurished then it might not be something to worry about.