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Hi,
We had a stray cat adopt us who turned out to be pregnant. (Rest assured - I'm in contact w/ SPCA, will spay mother and make sure kittens are responsibly taken care of, etc.)
Anyway, sometimes the mother cat will grab one of her kittens, bite its throat, and start kicking at it -- similar to how kittens fight with each other. This seems to only happen when one of the kittens wanders out on its own. It's rather alarming, and in the three times it's happened so far, we've taken the kitten away and put it with the other kittens. The mother cat is great with the kittens every other time.
Is this normal? Is the mother cat just needing to "hunt" something -- i.e., we should play with her more often than we already do? Would love any advice anyone can give.
Thanks!
We had a stray cat adopt us who turned out to be pregnant. (Rest assured - I'm in contact w/ SPCA, will spay mother and make sure kittens are responsibly taken care of, etc.)
Anyway, sometimes the mother cat will grab one of her kittens, bite its throat, and start kicking at it -- similar to how kittens fight with each other. This seems to only happen when one of the kittens wanders out on its own. It's rather alarming, and in the three times it's happened so far, we've taken the kitten away and put it with the other kittens. The mother cat is great with the kittens every other time.
Is this normal? Is the mother cat just needing to "hunt" something -- i.e., we should play with her more often than we already do? Would love any advice anyone can give.
Thanks!