Stray kittens, existing cats

rhendo

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I've been feeding a little queen for several weeks; she's clearly stray-not feral. She had 2 kittens roughly 2 weeks ago. It's getting really cold here and I'd like to bring them all in. I have a 3 year old neutered male, and an 11 year old spayed female. I would definitely separate them, but I'm afraid my male will get all crazy and go after them. Any help?

PS: I've arranged to have her spayed in 4 weeks, and believe I have homes lined up for her and each of her kittens.
 

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I have heard of males cats being agressive if they are not neutered and are harming existing kittens so he can mate with the mother again, but don't recall hearing much of neutered males doing any more than chasing them away or accidentally playing too rough. This is just what I have heard and experienced, so I would definitely wait for some others to chime in. Separating them when you are not there to supervise is probably the thing to do, just for safety's sake.

My very first cat was a male, and even before he was neutered, he loved kittens. He would bring them home if he found one unattended and "mother" it until mom came to retrieve it. We finally put up a babysitting box for him. Mother cats would bring them there, he would watch over them, and then he would help carry them home. It was the cutest thing.

He raised every kitten we ever got, and they were very well behaved. All we had to do to get him to accept them was to put them in a box somewhere in the house and let him find it, if he had not brought it home himself. The three I have now are the only ones not raised by Fred, and they are brats.
 
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Agree with Krazy Kat. No real danger with neutered males.

ONE danger is there. Some adult cats are afraid of small kittens. They dont really know what they are. They wont ferociously or sneaky attack them, but may have defensive attack...

So some watchfullness (or isolation till they are bigger) is suitable, till you know more.

But you will at first keep them isolated in a quarantine, and later on, superwise when they are together, and lock the new family in when you are not at home.

So no danger at all here.

Tx for helping them!

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Good luck!

ps

 Krazy cat, what a lovely story about your Fred!   

In Swedish Fred means Peace.  A unusually appropriate name in this here case!.   :)
 
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