3 weeks ago, I brought home a 2 day old kitten. His eyes were still closed at that time. I also have another cat, a 5 year old female ragdoll cat who was spayed 4 years ago. Initially, my older cat, Tammy, was rather stressed by the "intruder" and was not eating well for a few days and often hide somewhere away from the screaming kitten. However, after the little kitten opened his eyes and started walking about at about 2 weeks, my older cat started to exhibit strange behaviours towards the new kitten. She started to lick the kitten, especially the ears, whenever she got the chance and most shocking of all, I saw her lick his genitals and when he starts to pee, she drank it all up!!! Eewwww... I argued with my wife, saying that some maternal instinct probably kicked in but she says spayed cats can't develop maternal instincts coz no hormone production or whatever. What could be going on?
2007-08-15
21:24:47
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Anthony C
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