my cat ate her babies......

     my cat had babies on 3/14/16 she had 5 kittens wich one of them was born dead..she didn't eat him but after 18 days kittens were very healthy clean an she were very well feed her proteins on food and all she needed was on time ..means my love for her is like a mom cheking on a baby 24/7.u know what I meant..she one a nigh decided to kill 2 of her kittens an eat their head first I found the remains of one of them w no head ,that's how I know this, and the other only the 2 back legs and tale.my question is simple ,why she ate her healthy kittens if no one bothered her in no ways ?I let her hide them on the closet where she give birth on her place  of choice I didn't touch them at all didn't let no one get near her ..and this ones were her second birh not first time....whyyy?..im sad people very sad..have a beautifull day.

It's difficult to understand why cats do this. It happens rarely, but it does occur. It is sad when they were beautiful, healthy kittens. Keep an eye on mom and the remaining kittens. Make sure mom gets breaks from her kittens, and let's hope it does not happen again.

Are they in the room with you where you sleep?

Do you plan to get mom cat spayed soon? It's not healthy for her to have litter after litter. Since she killed 2 kittens it's probably time to spay her so this never happens again. Kittens are hard work for mom cats, and some just do not like it.

Nature can be cruel sometimes.  My friend owns the parents of my kittens and she told me that the mom  cat has 3 litters a year (she's a barn cat) -- spring, summer and fall.  And every year, without fail, she abandons her spring litter and lets them starve to death but then is a model mother with her other litters.  Perhaps it is an instinctive population control.  Who knows. 

PicklesPepper said:

Nature can be cruel sometimes.  My friend owns the parents of my kittens and she told me that the mom  cat has 3 litters a year (she's a barn cat) -- spring, summer and fall.  And every year, without fail, she abandons her spring litter and lets them starve to death but then is a model mother with her other litters.  Perhaps it is an instinctive population control.  Who knows. 

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That's awful. Is there any way you could encourage them to spay her?

PicklesPepper said:

 
Nature can be cruel sometimes.  My friend owns the parents of my kittens and she told me that the mom  cat has 3 litters a year (she's a barn cat) -- spring, summer and fall.  And every year, without fail, she abandons her spring litter and lets them starve to death but then is a model mother with her other litters.  Perhaps it is an instinctive population control.  Who knows. 

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I think it's more a case of the mother being overwhelmed by having to raise so many kittens every year. It must take a huge toll on her physically. Could you talk to you friend about TNR? They could prevent a lot of suffering this way.

They're animals.  If it is bad for them to have that many litters why would they have that ability and instinct to do so?  I believe in spaying and neutering but I'm not one to push it on others. 

And spaying and neutering is NOT popular out here.  Like, at all.  Most see it as a waste of money so bringing it up only starts fights. It's not worth losing friends over.  My friend is very good to her animals.  Her cats are happy, well-fed and very friendly.  As I said before....nature is cruel.  We can't put our human emotions and values on animals.  Don't get me wrong, I believe in taking care of our animals.  Like I said, I personally believe in spaying and neutering but not to the point of "preaching it".  People know it's an option and have heard the arguments before.  I just don't see the big deal.

They have the ability and instinct to reproduce because of hormones.  It isn't any sort of desire or choice.  They have so many litters because so many cats that live outside die so early, often in terrible ways.  Males will fight each other to death, females die from their bodies being worn down by litter after litter, and sexually transmitted diseases are spread throughout feral colonies.  It's not a healthy life.

That said, overpopulation is still a huge concern, which is why feral cat colonies exist all over the place.  It is a big deal, and I personally would do everything I could to avoid contributing.

R rosa82 how are mom and the other kittens doing today?