Brother and Sister cats. Sister cat is pregnant by another cat.

We have brother and sister cats Titus and Tamora. They are both incredibly friendly and also affectionate with each other. Titus has been neutered but Tamora hasn't as we feel a female cat should always get the mothering instincts of nature, at least once. Our concern obviously rest with Titus. He's quite  a big Tom and have obviously heard that male cats aren't great with kittens. Especially if they're not their own.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

antjar said:

We have brother and sister cats Titus and Tamora. They are both incredibly friendly and also affectionate with each other. Titus has been neutered but Tamora hasn't as we feel a female cat should always get the mothering instincts of nature, at least once. Our concern obviously rest with Titus. He's quite  a big Tom and have obviously heard that male cats aren't great with kittens. Especially if they're not their own.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

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First, how old are your cats? You are correct that make cats can be a threat to kittens. The other issue is that female cats can be quite terriorial and protective of their litters. This is a stressful situation for all.

I would advise you to reconsider mating her. Cats don't have dreams of their future children and their families. Motherhood is not a wish for her. In fact, mating is quite painful and delivery can be life threatening. These are human emotions and aspirations.

Where do you plan to get a male cat? Random matings spread diseases and parasites, which can be deadly. It's not a decision to make lightly.

Hi. I didn't actually make clear in my post that Tamora is actually pregnant now. It's interesting that you said that we're effectively imprinting our human emotions onto the cat. I guess they are domesticated animals and the mothering instinct isn't as important. I will mention it to my wife and we'll take heed next time, we will be getting her neutered as soon as she has this litter.

In the meantime I guess splitting the Titus and her up is probably a good idea once the kittens arrive?

Thanks for your advice.

antjar said:

 
Hi. I didn't actually make clear in my post that Tamora is actually pregnant now. It's interesting that you said that we're effectively imprinting our human emotions onto the cat. I guess they are domesticated animals and the mothering instinct isn't as important. I will mention it to my wife and we'll take heed next time, we will be getting her neutered as soon as she has this litter.

In the meantime I guess splitting the Titus and her up is probably a good idea once the kittens arrive?

Thanks for your advice.

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For the first three weeks at least mom will want privacy.  You should follow her lead.

Where did you find the male?

And yes, I think it's easy to imprint human emotions.  The mothering instinct is important with cats only in that they need to care for the kittens once they are already born.  There isn't a desire to have kittens.  Tamora can be spayed when the kittens are 8 weeks old.

Can you guarantee that the kittens are spayed and neutered too?  Many breeders have the procedure done before they go to their new homes and build it into the adoption fee.  Kittens should stay with mom until they are around 12 weeks old.