Male cat helped Queen in labor? (male cat is her son) My stray cat (lives outside) was in labor, she was nursing her male kitten(at least 8 mos.old)-which surprised me, he's too big for that now!I was worried he would hurt her since he was suckling so hard and pushing her belly- I even got him away from her, but she just looked at me and meowed, and he returned again to continue. I called a vet hospital for advice, they said to keep him away- but when I came back out to check on them, she had birthed a kitten! The male cat was just curled up next to her as if he was content he'd done his job and was acting as a "guard". During the time the male was suckling while she was obviously in labor- I got the sense she "needed it", she was meowing a little off and on- and seemed as if it was helping her. Has anyone ever seen a queen behave this way with another cat while in labor? After the 1st kitten-she meowed at me and then picked up her kit and ran off with the male following her. She went in under the house. I have no idea how many kitts she had, I can only hear them sometimes. She's taking care of them and still regularly comes out to eat. She had the kitts(maybe just a few- I'm not sure)on March 1st, 2012. I just wonder how long will she keep her kitts hidden away? | 
