Is This Normal for Mom Cat?

sugarg · Jul 9, 2006

my cat just had babies 2 born on july 4th and the other 4 were born eary morning july 5th. today the momma cat started bitting the runt..i dont just mean a little bit like trying to move it either..she held it down and was really biting it,,on the head and body.. i took the kitten away for a min to make sure it was ok and talked to the momma and peted her and slowly put the baby back and all seems fine for now.does anyone know why she did this is it normal.shes a first time mom i had to help her have her babys,all but the last 2 she did on her own.she been a great mom up to this point,my kids dont want to leave the babies alone could this be why she did it.anything would be a big help thanks

tnr1 · Jul 9, 2006

Originally Posted by sugarg

my cat just had babies 2 born on july 4th and the other 4 were born eary morning july 5th. today the momma cat started bitting the runt..i dont just mean a little bit like trying to move it either..she held it down and was really biting it,,on the head and body.. i took the kitten away for a min to make sure it was ok and talked to the momma and peted her and slowly put the baby back and all seems fine for now.does anyone know why she did this is it normal.shes a first time mom i had to help her have her babys,all but the last 2 she did on her own.she been a great mom up to this point,my kids dont want to leave the babies alone could this be why she did it.anything would be a big help thanks

Welcome to TCS....having kittens is stressful for a firsttime mother cat...so it is probably best to restict your kids access to her and her kittens so that she has some peace and quiet. If she is now accepting the kitten and taking care of it...I would consider it to be a stress reaction..but sometimes, mothers will try to remove a sick kitten from the rest of the litter.

Make sure you keep mom cat strictly indoors now until she has weaned her kittens and can be safely spayed as cats can become pregnant again as early as a week after giving birth.

Katie

sugarg · Jul 15, 2006

the mother cat seems to be doing better with her babies now. she has bitten a couple of the kittens 2 times that i know of.and that seems to be when the kids sneek in and try to pet them. they have been told not to but kids dont always do what there told.lol.the runt is almost the size of the rest of the litter now,its hard to know which one he was now lol.the mother cat is inside until we get her fixed. that was the plan all along but the kids let her run outside and she is a very fast cat lol.one litter is all she is going to get to have.thanks for the help

tnr1 · Jul 16, 2006

Originally Posted by sugarg

the mother cat seems to be doing better with her babies now. she has bitten a couple of the kittens 2 times that i know of.and that seems to be when the kids sneek in and try to pet them. they have been told not to but kids dont always do what there told.lol.the runt is almost the size of the rest of the litter now,its hard to know which one he was now lol.the mother cat is inside until we get her fixed. that was the plan all along but the kids let her run outside and she is a very fast cat lol.one litter is all she is going to get to have.thanks for the help

Good to know you plan to have her spayed...below is a list of low cost clinics if you need one:

http://www.lovethatcat.com/spayneuter.html#oh

Is This Normal for Mom Cat?

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