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crazycatlady4real asked in PetsCats · 1 decade ago

why does my momma cat hate her babies?

she was a great mom while nursing, but after she was done...she was done! they have remained w/ me since and are 3yrs old now, but she still hates them! hisses and growls when they come near!

Update:

i kept just the two,and cannot part w/ them now!

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    1 decade ago
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    My mom raised collies when I was a kid. The mother dogs would run away from the puppies when the weaning began. She would get impatient and not be able to tolerate her little ones. I think that it's nature's way to teach them independence. Momma cat doesn't "hate" them. She has raised them; they are adults; her job is complete. It's built into her instincts so that the babies will go out on their own and take care of themselves.

    My male cat hisses at my youngest female often. She sees him emerge from a hiding place and runs toward him meowing excitedly. He sees her coming and hisses. This isn't a parent/child thing, though. I think the little female thinks of him as her mate. They are both fixed, but he gets sick of her dependence sometimes.

  • 1 decade ago

    I agree this is natural. The mother cat must care for her young until their old enough to fend for themselves and then she must wean them. If she didn't she could never have any other kittens, she's be trying to take care of her older ones! Some parents could take a lesson or two from animals. If your kid is 38 and living on your couch, growl and hiss a little until they leave.

  • 1 decade ago

    Cats don't necessarily see their family as a life commitment. She did her job and now she is ready to move on. Some of our cats get like that. It almost seems like they forget that the babies were theirs once they grew up. Not all cats like other adult cats and I guess they see their babies as other adult cats once they have grown up.

    Source(s): my own experience
  • 1 decade ago

    after having more than 20 times lil ones..i know how it comes.

    after a while the kitten is grown enough to go his/her own way,so it kind of normally that the mom dont want them no more,they should go their own way.

    its nature

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  • 1 decade ago

    Maybe it was tough to get them to stop nursing and she is still wary that they will try. Did you spay her after the litter? If not it might help

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    that's strange.... i'm not good with animal problems but the cat in my backyard does the same to her babies. now their living on their own. but their grown now.

  • 1 decade ago

    this is because in the wild the cats would have gone seperate ways now

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