My kittens are 6 months old. Momma kitty went into heat about 3 weeks ago, and prefers the basement, she doesn't want to be around the kittens who are all male. I have coaxed her upstairs finally, and she is on the stairway hissing at the kittens. She has hit at me and bitten me for coming near her when the kittens are near.
What is wrong? How can I fix this? I don't want to leave her in dark scary basement all alone, besides, it's not my house, I share basement with landlord and I'm sure he will not be happy to find she has taken up residence down there.
Normally she is sweet and loves to be petted, but whenever a kitten is nearby, she will his and bite me, too. What can I do?
She was good momma, breastfed them for a long time, protected them from me. lol-when I would pick them up when they were small, she would pick them off me and bring them back to the nest area. She would watch me carefully whenever i played with them, until they were about 4 months or so, and bigger. She was so good with them, now she wants nothing to do with them, and of course they want to be around her. what is wrong and what do I do?
What is wrong? How can I fix this? I don't want to leave her in dark scary basement all alone, besides, it's not my house, I share basement with landlord and I'm sure he will not be happy to find she has taken up residence down there.
Normally she is sweet and loves to be petted, but whenever a kitten is nearby, she will his and bite me, too. What can I do?
She was good momma, breastfed them for a long time, protected them from me. lol-when I would pick them up when they were small, she would pick them off me and bring them back to the nest area. She would watch me carefully whenever i played with them, until they were about 4 months or so, and bigger. She was so good with them, now she wants nothing to do with them, and of course they want to be around her. what is wrong and what do I do?
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Re: Mama cat wants nothing to do with kittens
Fri, January 18, 2008 - 12:17 PMThey are more than four months old?
Technically, they don't need her anymore. Sadly, you can't expect them to get along now. Even littermates can sometimes be lifelong enemies. Who knows why? I have no idea. I've lived with lots of cats in my time, often multiple cats at once, and I've always had the bad luck that each cat mutually hated every other cat. I've heard of cats sleeping together, cleaning each other, and so forth, but my own experience has always been the complete opposite. Nothing is wrong! Don't worry about it! They are cats, let them be as they will. -
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Re: Mama cat wants nothing to do with kittens
Sun, January 20, 2008 - 7:24 PMI figured out why. One of them got her pregnant. geesh, they are just 6 months old. didn't think they could do it until later, from what other cat owners have been telling me. She doesn't want to be around the other cats to protect her broad. Great, just great. She really needs lots of TLC right now, and she won't stay upstairs because of the little guys.
So, does anyone want a kitten? Probably will be black, and/or black and white.
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