Can anyone help????
My cat Mossy is 1 and a half. She had her 1st litter of kittens at the start of June this year.
It was always my intention to keep one of her kittens as i wanted another cat and I thought (at the time ) that keeping one of her babies was a much better idea than buying a new kitten and trying to introduce it in to our home.
She had a litter of 3 kittens, the birth was fine (no complications) and she was a fantastic 1st time mum.
We re-homed 2 of the kittens after 12 weeks as planned and we have had Mossy spayed. Everything was fine for a few weeks but Mossy started spending more and more time out of the house, It has gotten to the point now when she only comes in to eat... when she is in she growls, hisses and swipes at the kitten.
She is fine and affectionate when she is out of the house and away from the kitten but she is tense and nasty when she is indoors with the kitten. We let the kitten out for the 1st time the other day as I thought it might ease the tension but Mossy attacked her outside too.
I fully appreciate that after having kittens and being spayed that her hormones will be all over the place. And after doing reserch i have come to understand that her behaviour towards the kitten is unfortunatuly quite normal.....
.... I was just wondering if there is anything i can do!? I love Mossy and the kitten so much and really don't want it to come to me having to rehome one of them... i just cant see a way out of this. Will it get better in time!? Will she ever except the kitten?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated!
X Chantelle X
My cat Mossy is 1 and a half. She had her 1st litter of kittens at the start of June this year.
It was always my intention to keep one of her kittens as i wanted another cat and I thought (at the time ) that keeping one of her babies was a much better idea than buying a new kitten and trying to introduce it in to our home.
She had a litter of 3 kittens, the birth was fine (no complications) and she was a fantastic 1st time mum.
We re-homed 2 of the kittens after 12 weeks as planned and we have had Mossy spayed. Everything was fine for a few weeks but Mossy started spending more and more time out of the house, It has gotten to the point now when she only comes in to eat... when she is in she growls, hisses and swipes at the kitten.
She is fine and affectionate when she is out of the house and away from the kitten but she is tense and nasty when she is indoors with the kitten. We let the kitten out for the 1st time the other day as I thought it might ease the tension but Mossy attacked her outside too.
I fully appreciate that after having kittens and being spayed that her hormones will be all over the place. And after doing reserch i have come to understand that her behaviour towards the kitten is unfortunatuly quite normal.....
.... I was just wondering if there is anything i can do!? I love Mossy and the kitten so much and really don't want it to come to me having to rehome one of them... i just cant see a way out of this. Will it get better in time!? Will she ever except the kitten?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated!
X Chantelle X
