HELP!! My cat has lost her mind!?

She's sick and tired of them. She needs her space now and until she gets that she's going to be angry.

Your mama cat is weaning her kittens, and she isn't doing it gradually. I don't know this for absolutely certain, but it is almost certainly true that weaning is a process the occurs in response to hormonal signals. After all, it is hormones that signal lactation, and hormones that turn it off. So it is almost certainly a response to an internal chemical stimulus that diminishes urge to nurse, or something like that.

The bottom line here, though, is that she is definitely weaning the kittens. And at 14 wk, they are more than old enough to be on solid foods. It is entirely possible that there has been some discomfort for her in nursing, as these little guys definitely have teeth by now as well.

You just need to get these kittens on to solid food entirely. I'm not sure they can yet handle kibble, but wet food surely, and kibble as well, if you soak it in water -- or even a little Lactaid, lactose-free milk.

In nature, the mama cat keeps her young with her until they reach sexual maturity at 6-8 months, and she teaches them the intricacies of their territory and hunting and such like. As long as the kits don't want to nurse, she shouldn't object to their presence. But every cat is different. And if your mama cat is saying she doesn't want to be in the same room with them, honor her wishes. Don't you have a bathroom or some other room you can leave these little guys in for a few days?

In the meantime, I would call the vet or local zoo or if you are in a large city and the folks at the shelter are knowledgeable, call them and ask how long to segregate them. My feeling is that once the kittens are independent, and her milk has dried, she will tolerate them again. It may be she is about to go into season again, and that may also be why she headed out the door and was trying to get rid of the kittens.

Maybe you could have her spayed? Please consider it.

the bottom line, though, is that she absolutely has not lost her mind. She makes sense. She is telling you something as much as she is telling her babies.

Things will get better in a few days.

Sounds like a severe case of attackacat to me. LoL. Actually from what I have read and experienced with one of my own cats is that they are just animals with certain instincts that sometimes come to the surface at times-especially when exposed to the outdoors if they are a house cat. I had a cat that was a great pet who at times I would take out in the back yard for a brief supervised walk. When I would try to get him to come inside or get him inside he would be overly aggressive and bite and snarl at me. I started ignoring the pain of his sometimes bites and would take him by the scruff of the neck and scold him. The more I re-established dominance the less frequent and less severe his outbursts would be till they would be non-existent or very mild. Also from what I have read things like catnip (which may be growing wild in your area) may also be causing this as it can have some interesting affects on house cats; especially ones that are not exposed to it.

The mother probably doesn't recognize her kittens anymore. They have new smells on them from the outside, and cats use their sense of smell often to identify other animals and objects. The best thing you can do is get some kitten formula (available at most pet stores) and start nursing them yourself. Look online for how often you have to feed them. Also, continue to keep the kittens and mama cat separate. Let them get used to each other again slowly. Maybe let them communicate through a closed door or something.

Okay thats really strange. It's like when you are a baby and your mom was hissing at you and wanted to attack you. Well try going to the vet to ask them if it is normal because I can't see how the mom would do this.

I think shes just tired of nursing them.

if they still want milk what i did with my

cat when she was a kitten was heat milk

up in the microwave for 8 seconds and

she drank it like it was her mothers.

She darted out to find a new mate. The kittens are old enough to wean, and there is still enough summer for her to have another litter. She needs to distance herself from her kittens to be able to create and support a new pregnancy. She NEEDS to be spayed. It is best for the cat's health, and for the planet in general. Please see that she gets such basic care. It sounds like you care for her a lot.

The kittens are way past due on weaning. At 14 weeks they are old enough to be on their own. Mama kitty's job is DONE. Unless you want more kittens you MUST get her spayed, esp if you let her go outside. Have you been to a shelter lately? There are WAY too many unwanted cats. Please, PLEASE get her fixed...it's the kindest thing you can do for her.

Separate them. They are now old enough to be fending for themselves, and she needs them to leave her alone. After a few days, reintroduce them to each other gradually.

Oh, and get the mother cat spayed. Her hormones are about to trigger another cycle. She can get pregnant again. Could be that's what's causing this behaviour.

Maybe she is telling them they are to old to still be nursing? they should be weaned at 8-10 weeks..........she probably finds it exhausting