by shelley <ladyofthelake200@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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May 4, 2008 at 05:34 PM
On 5 May, 01:24, "William Graham" <w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "shelley" <ladyofthelake...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >I hope someone can help with this
>
> > After taken a pregnant stray in i ended up keeping two of her 5
> > kittens as well. The kittens are now 7 months old and about two months
> > ago the mother started being very hostile towards them. No problems
> > before, she had been the perfect mother to them up until that point.
> > I put it down to the fact that as they were both toms and were not yet
> > neutered and she felt threatened by them. =A0They have now been
neutered=
> > and mother is worse than ever towards them both. They only have to
> > walk in the same room and she is going for them big time. I feel so
> > sorry for them because she was such an attentive mum and they seem so
> > confused by it all.
>
> > Any ideas why she does this please?
>
> Yup.....At 7 months, it's time for them to leave the nest.....especially
t=
he
> males. It happens with all species of cats.....Even lions and
tigers......=
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Oh..! I was hoping it was a passing phase thingy!
Thanks
