I have two 10-month-old cats (both female) that I adopted from a friend's cat's litter at ~4 weeks of age. Zelda and Pandora are their names, and they are both indoor cats. Both sleep in my room and so are very often in close proximity to eachother.
Pandora recently gave birth to 6 kittens of her own.
Both cats are protective of the litter, and I often find all 8 of them in a pile of licking and purring and nursing.
Even Zelda appears to be nursing them.
Is it possible that their close proximity before/during/after Pandora's pregnancy has caused some kind of hormonal change in Zelda that allows her to create milk?
Or are the kittens excersising their mouths for no reward when they suckle on Zelda (and if so, do I need to keep them separated)?
Pandora recently gave birth to 6 kittens of her own.
Both cats are protective of the litter, and I often find all 8 of them in a pile of licking and purring and nursing.
Even Zelda appears to be nursing them.
Is it possible that their close proximity before/during/after Pandora's pregnancy has caused some kind of hormonal change in Zelda that allows her to create milk?
Or are the kittens excersising their mouths for no reward when they suckle on Zelda (and if so, do I need to keep them separated)?