I love my cat to death, she thinks she's a baby, I swear. She is very attached to me, and will actually cry (well, meow) and follow me around after I get back from a long weekend. I want to have kittens, because 1) I think they'd be so cute, 2) Give something to my daughter for her birthday, and 3) I know other people who want kittens and love my cat. But I'm worried that her temperment would change if she had kittens. Will she stay the same, or do cats normally change a little afterwards?
2007-03-18 13:34:55 · 10 answers · asked by end_4706 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
she will possibily be very protective 4 a little while but then she will be normal again
2007-03-18 13:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by dancingqueenTP 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some cats can become feral after having kittens, others will become more loving. There are so many kittens in shelters that need homes, I wouldn't be inclined to breed more. I would adopt a kitten with it's vet work all done and have my girl desexed, it is cheaper in the long run. Kittens grow up into cats and don't always stay cute and cuddly.
You would need to provide food, veterinary care and shelter etc to the kittens for at least 10 weeks and what would happen should your cat need a c-section, could you afford the $1000 it would cost and are you prepared to lose any of them including your much loved cat? It can and does happen, not all cats can give birth on their own, they can run into trouble, especially first timers but even those who have had previous litters. Remember that the fathers gene's have an impact on how the kittens turn out so they won't be exactly like Mom and could be feral.
If she is mated, any tom has the potential to be carrying feline AIDS or Leukemia, Herpes, Chlamydia and other diseases, whether they show symptoms or not which can be passed on to your cat.
It is not something to consider lightly and could end in disaster. Please do some research before you commit to breeding your girl.
2007-03-18 13:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will while the kittens are nursing.
Do you realize that for every 1 person born, there are 7 puppies and kittens
born? At best, 1 will find a forever home.
And don't forget, that every "Free-to-good-home" litter takes homes away
from animals already at the shelter.
STOP letting your pets; or your friends, relatives or co-workers pets
contribute to the problem.
If you love animals, it is NOT ENOUGH to merely say "My pets are fixed".
Vow to educate and enable others to fix their pets too.
Spaying just 1 female dog or cat, will prevent 6 others from ending up in a
shelter the following year.
Please be part of the solution, NOT the problem!
Thank you. ^..^
If you want your daughter to have a kitten then adopt one and save it's life rather than add to the problem. If you know other people wanting a kitten then refer them to a shelter where they can save a life as well.
2007-03-18 13:46:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
our cat has just had her first kittens. She had 5 but 2 died so we have 3 left now. She has always been a friendly affectionate cat, but when she was pregnant, she became even more loving.....she would never leave your knee, (I have 4 children so there is always a knee to sit on) and she would actually try to kiss you......and practically sit on your shoulder (I'm sure she thinks she was a parrot in another life...lol) Since having the kittens she has been really overprotective of them, and will make wierd whining noises if her kittens are picked up and taken out of her sight, so I have to tell our children to let the cat see her kittens whilst they are holding them, she seems to have grown up overnight from a little cat herself to a mummy now. She is still very affectionate, but not as much as when she was pregnant, but mainly due to the fact that she spends most of her time with her babies, but when she needs a little (time out) she will sit on someones knee for a fuss. I dont think she's changed much from before, apart from having responsibilities to her kittens, so I hope that answers your question x
2007-03-18 13:49:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what is morally right..and DON'T let your cat have kittens. This sounds unfair, I know, but the cat/animal population is out of control right now, and you'd only be contributing to this problem. If you want a kitten then go to your local animal shelter and adopt one (or two!) and have them spayed or neutered. Plus, pregnancy will put your cat and kittens at risk, also when it comes time to give them away you and her will be heartbroken.
2007-03-18 14:25:09 · answer #5 · answered by Nikki 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While the kittens are there she might become very protective, then once they go shell be searching for them. But after a while she should be her old self again.
2007-03-18 13:42:52 · answer #6 · answered by Calais 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as quickly as you get the mummy cat spayed she sill be stitched up round her abdomen & have a e-collar round her neck to circumvent her from ripping the stitches. So she wont have the skill to motor vehicle for herself down there there as lots & her kittens to. Her strategies-set wont replace in the direction of them theory she merely be in a position to taking good care of them. additionally the kittens might desire to rip out her stitches & you will possibly ought to bypass restitch them which might fee additional funds so identity recommend preserving her in to circumvent being pregnant lower back & get her spayed while the kitten can shield itself.
2016-10-19 00:53:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
''Think they'd be so cute'' is a horrible reason.
If you want to give your daughter a kitten for her birthday, adopt.
Tell those other people, to adopt, as well.
"Kitten season" is about to come into bloom. Don't add to it.
2007-03-18 13:46:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you want a kitten, there are going to be thousands of them that need homes this Spring. Please adopt.
2007-03-19 01:40:10 · answer #9 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it will.
2007-03-18 14:07:15 · answer #10 · answered by fusion sigh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋