My female cat keeps moving her kittens only she isn't hiding them she keeps moving them where there are other adult male cats? Why is she doing this?
2007-07-19 18:19:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Let her do what she wants. If you handle them too much trying to move them back she will reject them. Don't worry about the other cats. She is the mom, she is going to do what she thinks is best. My cats have always wanted to have there babies where they wanted them, and NEVER where I set up a nice cozy place for them. Let the mama do her thang. :)
2007-07-19 18:22:16 · answer #1 · answered by ihti 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Multi cat households are odd things I've had 3 different sets of kittens at different times with different mothers. I've done keeping the other adult cats seperated from the kittens and the mother was never the same again with her sister I wish I hadn't bothered seperating them. But at the time I didn't trust the kittens not to come to any harm, silly now in hindsight. The second litter I let her have the kitten in the kitchen where the cats sleep at night and they all got along fine but the mother was always constantly moving the kitten I did move it back to where I wanted it but gave up in the end who am I to interfere? She was sensible enough. Your queen just realizes it will be better for the other cats to see the kittens now rather than later to save her having to stick up for them. Either that or she is watching out for danger all around her but unlikely. If the male cats don't seem too bothered by their presence and the queen is relaxed let them all be.
2007-07-19 20:49:35 · answer #2 · answered by lotsofsmoggies 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although domesticated, cats can have a hard time becoming mothers and going with their natural instincts. She is probably just confused about what she should be doing with them. I would try to keep her contained with the kittens so she can't continue to move them. Male cats can be too aggressive towards kittens and could cause a problem. The mama cat will probably get used to having people and other animals around her babies soon.
2007-07-19 18:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by summer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've tried this already and the biggest bad thing that happened was that (1) the adults didn't like the new kitten and were aggressive toward him, and (2) an older kitten I had wanted to play a little too rough. I had to constantly supervise until the kitten went to his new home.
2016-05-18 00:23:32 · answer #4 · answered by julia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe she is lonesome. As long as they are okay, and the other cats don't bother or hurt them, don't worry, but do keep an eye on them. just in case. Try making them a bed with a blanket, in a box, see if that helps, if not let her do what she wants, I'm sure she knows what she's doing. Good luck!
2007-07-23 16:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by cathy h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just remember that cats have a strong maternal instinct, so realise that your female would never put her babies in any situation where she thinks there is a danger, she obviously feels secure enough with the tom cats, and happy enough that they wont hard the young. so leave her to it. just keep your eyes on them. if the toms start to push the kittens around either mother will step in, or if not then you will have to, but if the mother thinks there wont be any problems, then there probably wont be
2007-07-19 19:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by animallovinggirlie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless a problem arises I wouldn't worry too much. If they start being agressive then you can do something about it but until then remember cats are very intelligent and let them exhibit their natural behaviour. I seem to think she feels very comfortable in your home and trusts you and the other cats very much.
2007-07-19 19:03:48 · answer #7 · answered by ili 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is quite odd as i have never heard of this; but i;ve only had females and when they had their litters i never knew who the dad cat was,Just keep an eye on the tomcats as they have been known to swat and kill baby kitties so they can get the mom in heat faster to have his litter,LOL
2007-07-19 18:29:21 · answer #8 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is trying to socialise them with other cats to get them used to being around them, don't worry she's still incredibly protective of them and has their best interests at heart.
Hope this helps
2007-07-20 21:46:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are worried about the kittens, just close the mother and babies in another room, or close the other males in another room.
2007-07-19 20:04:26 · answer #10 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋