Our mother cat was so sweet when we took her in, but when we found out she was pregnant she's been a pill - she swiped at anyone who came near, hissed and growled regularly, and was generally not nice. We credited this to her extreme discomfort from the pregnancy (she was huge!)
When the kittens were born, the mother cat returned to her pleasant self. She purred and rubbed against our legs. However, soon her mother cat instincts set in, and she became a pill again. She attacks anyone whom she sees as a harm to her kittens, whether we be sleeping or in a completely different part of the house. Once she leapt onto my back and I looked like a beaten refugee for weeks (bruises and cuts ALL OVER my back). Everyone's ankles are injured and we all live in fear of this little white cat. We've had litters of kittens before, and the mother has NEVER been so vicious! Can anyone relate to this? Is there anything we can do? I'm a rare blood type!
When the kittens were born, the mother cat returned to her pleasant self. She purred and rubbed against our legs. However, soon her mother cat instincts set in, and she became a pill again. She attacks anyone whom she sees as a harm to her kittens, whether we be sleeping or in a completely different part of the house. Once she leapt onto my back and I looked like a beaten refugee for weeks (bruises and cuts ALL OVER my back). Everyone's ankles are injured and we all live in fear of this little white cat. We've had litters of kittens before, and the mother has NEVER been so vicious! Can anyone relate to this? Is there anything we can do? I'm a rare blood type!
