I was looking at a picture thread today where the OP had a mother kitten and her offspring who were seperated for months, and they no longer recognized each other. I know mothers tend to push their kittens away at a certain age so the kittens can start to fend for themselves and find their own territory. I am wondering what happens when the kitten stays in the same house as its mother into adulthood? Has anyone here kept a kitten that one of their cats had? I'm mostly wondering if the mother cat and her kitten are aware of their relationship when the kitten is grown up (maybe aware is pushing it, but do they still act like mother and kitten with grooming, mother scruffing the kitten, etc), if they start to act like any other two cats sharing an environment, or if the mother and her kittens actually don't get along at all beyond a certain age.
I know it's going to be different in each case, but I was hoping for some insights into personal experiences. Oh, and FYI, I am not in this position (both my cats are male), I just tend to be very curious about odd things.
I know it's going to be different in each case, but I was hoping for some insights into personal experiences. Oh, and FYI, I am not in this position (both my cats are male), I just tend to be very curious about odd things.