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I'm sorry to hear to this and understand your concern for these little ones.
Do we know roughly their age?
Do they seem bloated and have they been straining?
Thanks, sure.
Have you started offering solid food?
Do you see mother cat stimulating them (by licking their bums after a feed)?
Thank you, ok.
So at this age, if we have not started to wean onto solids, it would be expected that the mother would still be eating the stool.
They sometimes do this so innocuously while grooming, that it easily goes unnoticed.
If we have not started to offer solid food, this is likely what is going on, especially if the kittens have no other signs.
Ah ok!
Yes, I suspect this is our answer.
Once over 3 weeks, we can start to introduce kitten food.
We should also be offering kitten food to mum as this will contain the extra calories and calcium she needs.
Once kittens eat this, we will start to see poos, as mum stops eating them.
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