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  1. 04-01-2006, 09:59 AM #1
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    hi new

    i am new to all of this i need to ask a question about adult male cats toward newborn kittens. I live on a small farm in tn. my female just had kittens and i want to put them some place safe. but i have males outside will they hurt the kittens
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  2. 04-01-2006, 12:32 PM #2
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    Hi funnyfarm. Welcome to Pet Talk.

    Male cats have been known to kill newborns kitties, even up to a month old or more. So if it is possible, please, please put mama in a separate room in your house to make sure that she and her babies are safe from harm and until the babies are old enough.

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    I agree,please find a seperate room for the mom and her kitties.Welcome to PT







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    Sadly There Are Feral Males That Will Kill Kittens,so The Mother Is Not Distracted By Them And Will Mate Again.
    I Would Keep Them Indoors Where They Are Safe.
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    I did not know that males would kill baby kittens!

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  6. 04-14-2006, 07:52 AM #6
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    thanks

    thanks for the warm welcome. mommy and babies are doing just fine they now have their eyes open and are just to cute.
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    Just a note about "why" male cats may kill newborn kittens: the survival mechanism involved, in terms of passsing on genetic material, involves the fact that if a mother cat loses a litter early, she will most likely go into an early estrus ("heat") so that she will conceive again. If a male cat kills the kittens and then hangs around so that he can mate with her, he can be assured that *his* genetic material gets passed down. Of course none of this is in the cat's conscious mind - it's just built into the behavior of the species, as a way of ensuring that the male has a good chance at getting his line preserved. Or at least that's the widely received theory.
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    hi new

    Well Hello & Welcome to Pet Talk & enjoy the talks & pictures..
    Yes the others are all correct about keep the moma & kittens away from the males..

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