Cat Mom Hates Her Kitties?

[Lya]

Hi everyone!

A friend of mine had a cat who had kittens, two of those kittens couldn’t be given for adoption so she decided to keep them.

But now, (and since the kittens were around 2months old) the mom runs away from the kittens, scratches them and spends most of her time outside on her garden. When it rained, she grabbed the cat mom and took her in so she wouldn’t get wet and she scratched her face and run to the garden again!

My friend is very sad, one of the kittens has life time medication and the other one takes care of her, so she doesn’t want to give them up since it’s very hard to find someone who will take both kittens and take proper care, but she’s also worried about her cat being outside alone all the time.

Please help! Thank you so much in advance.

 

[Norachan]

Has the mother cat been spayed now? How about the kittens?

It sounds like a hormonal problem. If the mother had kittens a few months ago she's probably in heat again and will get pregnant very soon. She won't want other cats around so she will try to chase her kittens off so that she can raise the next litter safely.

The first litter of kittens will reach sexual maturity at around four months old and soon have kittens themselves.

It's very important that your friend gets all three of them spayed and neutered as soon as she can.

The cats will all get along with each other a lot better if they aren't being driven crazy by their hormones, so please make sure your friend gets them all fixed before the next litter of kittens comes along.

Do you need help finding a low cost spay and neuter clinic?

 

[Lya]

Has the mother cat been spayed now? How about the kittens?

It sounds like a hormonal problem. If the mother had kittens a few months ago she's probably in heat again and will get pregnant very soon. She won't want other cats around so she will try to chase her kittens off so that she can raise the next litter safely.

The first litter of kittens will reach sexual maturity at around four months old and soon have kittens themselves.

It's very important that your friend gets all three of them spayed and neutered as soon as she can.

The cats will all get along with each other a lot better if they aren't being driven crazy by their hormones, so please make sure your friend gets them all fixed before the next litter of kittens comes along.

Do you need help finding a low cost spay and neuter clinic?

Thanks, she’s been already spayed!

 

[war&wisdom]

Thanks, she’s been already spayed!

How long ago?

 

[Mamanyt1953]

Around two months of age is when feral moms begin to push their kittens away. It's just a natural part of their growing up and fending for themselves. Generally, in ferals, this takes place slowly over a bit of time, but with housecats, that schedule can be shortened, because Mom knows that the kittens will be fed and safe. Her time as a Mama is over now, and she is MORE than ready to move on.

Norachan is right...if the spaying was recent, she may well still be having issues with hormones. And she would be wanting those kits away, to make room for new ones. She doesn't know that there won't be any.

Your friend might try a reintroduction of Mama to kittens. It would be best to do this one kitten at a time, if possible. Here's how: How To Fix An Unsuccessful Cat Introduction. This article wasn't designed for this situation, but there is information in there that may well help!