My older cat gave birth to her second litter monday morning and Wednesday morning I hear screams. I find my cat attacking her first litter. I was told that the two kittens were chasing each other untill the mother butt in and began to attack and the male kitten began to protect his sister. I then had them seperated for a few hours, untill I allowed the mother to join them she came across her girl and was fine untill the boy showed up and was amprehensive and lay down ready for another fight which then the mother obliged and jumped him and the fighting began again. I stop the fight before anything got serious although I have read some people suggest I should just let it happen, which is harder to do when you have a 4 month old kitten screaming. The kittens and the mother are not neutered I have the plugin defuser and catnip which dont seem to be helping. Any suggestions to what I can do would be helpful.
2007-02-21 08:44:42 · 7 answers · asked by Madplanet 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Trouble with neutering them is that the kittens need to be at least 6 months old (according to the vet) and the mother cannot be neutered untill the new litter starts eating solids
2007-02-22 00:42:48 · update #1
1. Too many cats in the house -- mother cats don't like to have other cats around when they're taking care of kittens. This includes her first litter, which she now sees as threats to 'her' kittens. You need to give her and her new kittens private space away from the older cats. Reintroduce the older kittens gradually, just like they were 'strangers' to the mama.
2. You MUST get the mother and older kittens spayed/neutered. If you don't, the mother and older male kittens could mate, or the brother and sister kittens, and you'll get kittens with birth defects. Some kittens become sexually mature as soon as 6 months, so the time is now to get them fixed.
2007-02-21 09:36:52 · answer #1 · answered by LP2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your cat has just had a litter of newborns, the smart thing to do would be to find homes for the other, older kittens. The mama is probably tired, she had been caring for all of the newborns, and it is probably annoying her having these bigger kittens running around.
You also wouldn't want the brother and sister to mate and have inbred kittens that could possibly have disabilities. It would be wise to have the mother cat fixed when these kittens are weaned. Catnip makes kittens more feisty or hyper and may be causing the bigger kittens to annoy mom even more.
2007-02-21 08:56:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Firstly, get rid of the catnip. It can be the culprit in making the mother cat aggressive.
You say the kittens are four months. I think they are big enough to sort it out for themselves.
Lastly, but MOST important. Get all of your cats spayed or neutered. As a pet owner, it is the responsible thing to do.
2007-02-21 08:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by sleepingliv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Separate the first litter but the mom. Right now mom needs space and she cant have kittens around. Also if you are planning to keep them spay/ neutered bc they might mate and have more kittens.
2007-02-21 09:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by kathernva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok...first of all...you need to lay off the catnit. That makes cats excitable. It's like cocaine to cats...it makes them hyper. 2nd...if they are fighting that much then you should seperate them and put them together only during feeding time. If this still continues you need to contact your local vet for further help and information.
2007-02-21 08:54:38 · answer #5 · answered by Sugarbritches1971 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its somewhat normal for some female mammals to reject their offspring. its a psychological thing that we still don't fully understand but granted there were two litters present would probaly weigh heavily on the reason.
2007-02-21 08:54:31 · answer #6 · answered by iron chef bryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is scary.
2007-02-21 08:50:01 · answer #7 · answered by shortansassy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋