Hello! I've got a few quick questions for you all. I have two sister cats (Susan and Velma), who both have recently given birth to their own kittens. But one of them keeps trying to take the other's kittens as her own. What I mean is, when Velma leaves her kittens to go eat or have a drink, Susan will try to swoop in and take her kittens back to where her own litter is. Why is she doing this? Is it normal behavior?
Velma had her kittens a week and a half earlier than Susan. Velma had six of them and Susan only had four.
One of Velma's kittens wasn't getting enough milk from her (she was really small compared to her other kittens), so since Susan didn't have as many babies to tend to, we decided to let Susan take that one back with her and nurse it. Was that a bad idea? Should I take it back to Velma?
So, for anyone who doesn't feel like reading all of that, my questions are:
-Why does one cat try to steal the other's kittens?
-Is that normal cat behavior?
-Should you let one cat nurse another's kittens under any circumstances?
Thank you all for your time!
Velma had her kittens a week and a half earlier than Susan. Velma had six of them and Susan only had four.
One of Velma's kittens wasn't getting enough milk from her (she was really small compared to her other kittens), so since Susan didn't have as many babies to tend to, we decided to let Susan take that one back with her and nurse it. Was that a bad idea? Should I take it back to Velma?
So, for anyone who doesn't feel like reading all of that, my questions are:
-Why does one cat try to steal the other's kittens?
-Is that normal cat behavior?
-Should you let one cat nurse another's kittens under any circumstances?
Thank you all for your time!