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tomsmith@____no____.com - 10 Dec 2005 05:14 GMT
Would you be normal if you saw your mother eat all your brothers and
sisters?  I had a cat in spring give birth.  An hour later I went to
check on them and found one kitten partly chewed up, another who she
was presently eating, and a third one missing.  There was only one
left that was alive.  I immediately grabbed that one and took it away
from her.  Then I put it with another mother cat who had given birth
to another litter two weeks before.  That mother had a breech birth,
and lost all but one kitten because of it.  I placed this kitten in
with her, and she took right to it.  The kitten is now nearly a full
sized cat and very lovable.  However, I always wonder what emotional
problems she has, after watching her real mother eat all her brothers
and sisters.  The foster mother that really raised her seems to treat
her as her own, so at least she has a mother.  The cat that ate the
kittens was gotten rid of.

I'm jus mentioning this now because I was playing with that cat before
and was wondering if she realizes what happened.  Shes a sweet cat.

Tom
carola - 10 Dec 2005 06:42 GMT
: I'm jus mentioning this now because I was playing with that cat before
: and was wondering if she realizes what happened.  Shes a sweet cat.
:
: Tom

I don't think so. Love heals many wounds.
The kitten didn't *realize* what was going on and had its needs satisfied in
time which is more important.

carola
Niel Humphreys - 10 Dec 2005 20:29 GMT
> : I'm jus mentioning this now because I was playing with that cat before
> : and was wondering if she realizes what happened.  Shes a sweet cat.
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> in
> time which is more important.

Besides how could it see anything as its eyes would not have opened at that
time surely?
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Beth M. - 11 Dec 2005 22:29 GMT
>> : I'm jus mentioning this now because I was playing with that cat before
>> : and was wondering if she realizes what happened.  Shes a sweet cat.
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> Besides how could it see anything as its eyes would not have opened at
> that time surely?

Exactly what I thought of immediately....  duh, to the original poster
tomsmith@____no____.com - 12 Dec 2005 07:57 GMT
>>> : I'm jus mentioning this now because I was playing with that cat before
>>> : and was wondering if she realizes what happened.  Shes a sweet cat.
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>
>Exactly what I thought of immediately....  duh, to the original poster

Guess you're right about the eyes, but I still think the kitten knew
what was going on.  She had her kin to cuddle up next to and they just
vanished.  I dont know, this bothers me.  Thats why I could not keep
the mother.  Most people told me that a cat that eats their young
should be put down.  I could not do that, but she got a new home.
There's got to be something mentally wrong with a cat like that.  I
just hope its not heridetary.
Niel Humphreys - 12 Dec 2005 22:43 GMT
>>>> : I'm jus mentioning this now because I was playing with that cat
>>>> before
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> There's got to be something mentally wrong with a cat like that.  I
> just hope its not heridetary.

No it's not, it is perfectly normal and natural for animals to eat their
young if they feel there is something wrong with them or whatever reason.
Even rabbits do it and they're vegetarian! Just because something is not
what humans would do does not make the animal "mentally wrong" - whoever has
told you the cat should be put down is totally clueless and talking out of
their arse. I wonder how many innocent cats they are responsible for the
murder of in their ignorance.
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jacquie0 - 12 Dec 2005 22:25 GMT
> Would you be normal if you saw your mother eat all your brothers and
> sisters?  I had a cat in spring give birth.  An hour later I went to
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> Tom

If you took the kitten away from its mother only an hour after she had
delivered it, there would be no way that the kitten would have seen its
mother eating its brothers/sisters. Kittens are born with both their
ears and their eyes closed. They don't open their eyes until 7 to 10
days old. I strongly doubt that the little one would have been
traumatized by this. The only trauma it might have gone through is being
taken from its mother. After 1 hour, she would know the smell of her
mother and would wonder why all of the sudden there was another smell to
deal with. However, since the new smell was associated with food, warmth
and love, this trauma would have been short lived. Kudos for your quick
thinking.
MaryL - 20 Dec 2005 18:00 GMT
> Would you be normal if you saw your mother eat all your brothers and
> sisters?  I had a cat in spring give birth.  An hour later I went to
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>
> Tom

The kitten would have no comprehension at all of the mother eating the other
kittens.  Moreover, why did you get rid of the mother cat?  I think you are
attempting to equate human responses to cats, and it is not at all unusual
for a cat to eat kittens (whereas I fortunately cannot recall any instances
of people doing the same).  Instead of getting rid of the mother, you should
have had all of your cats spayed or neutered.  Far too many cats and kittens
are euthanized (by people!!) because there simply are not enough homes
available for the overpopulation of cats and dogs.

Here is an articles that you may want to read:
http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/resources/articles/cats/020-03.htm

MaryL

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