Well my cat has just had 4 kittens and we also have 2 other female cats in the household and one of those females are the mother of the cat who has just had kittens, well the kittens are about 4 weeks old. But every time the kittens get near there nan as you could call her, she hisses and becomes very nasty, she dosn't hurt them but just hisses and spits at them, why dose she do this?
The other 2 females are fixed and vaccinated the other female cat has no problem with the kittens so why dose the other female, the kittens nan, do this?
And also the mother of the kittens has no problem with her mum, her mother is the only one with this behaviour why is she acting like this?
2006-10-13 15:46:14 · 16 answers · asked by Tammy848 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Sorry I know it's confusing.
2006-10-13 15:57:56 · update #1
From what I gathered, the Grandma cat is hissing at her daughter's kittens. If this is the case, then the grandma is threatened by the new litter. She is obviously the dominent cat in the house. Any one of the new kittens can threaten her position within the heirarchy. I don't know if you've seen "Meerkat Manor" on Animal Planet, but the mother meerkat has dominance over which one of her children can have children and will kill any or all of the pups she doesn't want. Right now because of these new kittens, the grandma is probably showing her displeasure with them "existing" if you will. You may want to keep her separated from these kittens, as if you were introducing them for the first time. Keep grandma and the kittens in two rooms seperated by one door. Feed the grandma near one side of the door and her daughter and her kittens on the other side. This way she'll get used to the smell of them and hopefully they'll get used to her as well. As long as she is just hissing and spitting at them it should be ok. If it starts getting worse, you need to contact your vet (which you should do anyway) and find out what they have to say.
By the way being spayed or neudered has no affect on the cat's actions. Their actions are based on instinct and taking away their sex organs will do nothing to change that.
Talk with your vet either way, it never hurts to get a professional's opinion.
2006-10-13 16:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by stormymidori 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cats are territorial. Give the cat some time and she will probably adjust to the kittens. Try to keep the kittens away until she warms up a little bit.
2006-10-13 22:48:43 · answer #2 · answered by janeannpat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mama cat's MOM is trying to set boundaries for the baby kittens, she had her share of having kittens and doesn't want them to think She is Mama cat. To the kittens, the mama cat and her mama smell very familiar. She just wants her space, unless she gets nasty (g-meow) just let her have her space, she will eventually learn to like or at least tolerate the kittens as they get older, and weaned!
2006-10-14 02:04:33 · answer #3 · answered by Bunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no not confusing at all..she's jealous and you would be very wise to keep the pissed off kitty away from those babies..just to be safe...one just never knows what could and can set off a cat..once had a big tom cat kill a 3 month old kitten of mine...he was in my backyard and the tom felt threatened by his presence...so protect those sweet little babies....
2006-10-13 23:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by OliveRuth 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
question:
was the "grandmother" there first?
if so
how long was it before the you got another cat?
she thinks that this her territory and the kittens are trespassing, she is just teaching them who is boss it sounds like she is the dominate cat, kind of like in the wild there is a pecking order
her then every one else
in the end she will settle down after a while
2006-10-13 23:04:24 · answer #5 · answered by rayleeburchell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the older females will attack other offspring because they are the matriarc so to speak. This happens alot with barn cats that are in larger groups.
2006-10-13 23:08:08 · answer #6 · answered by HGFS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Female cats are very territorial. They could be feeling that their space is being "invaded". Just give them some time to get used to the babies. I hope this helps...I did understand what your trying to say btw....
2006-10-13 23:14:57 · answer #7 · answered by SB's cafe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nan knows they are not her babies and does not want anything to do with them. After having a litter of her own in the past, who can blame her?
2006-10-13 23:10:30 · answer #8 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it probably might be temporary but even though keep the kittens away from the nan
2006-10-13 22:54:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait, which kitten or cat is what?
It is confusing to read.
2006-10-13 22:48:11 · answer #10 · answered by xinnybuxlrie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋