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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2006Cats breeding
My friend has a cat that has given birth to kittens that are now 6 months old. Can the mother cat get pregnant by the male kittens? David In the borning days of the third millennium, davidmaggs2000@yahoo.com wrote: >My friend has a cat that has given birth to kittens that are now 6 >months old. Can the mother cat get pregnant by the male kittens? It's possible. I'm not sure if cats are really aware of those sorts of relationships post-puberty or not, or if they care, but it is definitely something you want to avoid. There's a good reason incest is such a major taboo throughout the world. Inbreeding encourages all kinds of nasty recessive genes to express themselves. The kittens resulting from such a mating have a much higher risk of various diseases. -- Brian Merchant Puritanism didn't keep the puritans from sinning, it just kept them from enjoying it. --Father Joe Breighner, Country Roads > My friend has a cat that has given birth to kittens that are now 6 > months old. Can the mother cat get pregnant by the male kittens? You bet she can!!!! Neuter them (and spay the mum and the female kittens) NOW!!!! And if there are female kittens, the male kittens will get them pregnant as well. Cats do not have an incest taboo Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs absolutely yes. My Ollie is a product of his brother becoming his father at six months of age. (and sadly it shows) Ive had four month old kittens try to mount their mothers. (I foster for the local shelter) Alter them or find them new homes immediately. > My friend has a cat that has given birth to kittens that are now 6 > months old. Can the mother cat get pregnant by the male kittens? > > David > absolutely yes. My Ollie is a product of his brother becoming his father at > six months of age. (and sadly it shows) I'm curious how does it show? Has he got 5 legs or is he just retarded acting? > Ive had four month old kittens try > to mount their mothers. (I foster for the local shelter) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > > David >> absolutely yes. My Ollie is a product of his brother becoming his >> father at six months of age. (and sadly it shows) [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> > >> > David Healthy members of a species can inbreed a few generations with virtually no increased risk of congenital defects. The problem of course being that unless you have a full geneology report for your pets, who knows to what degree they already hide multiple recessive genes from improper familial segregation. The only species, other than human, with strong and instinctive incest taboos is the bonobo, the closest relative of the chimpanzee. They french kiss and have sex as a means of shortcircuiting fights and as greetings. Makin' love not war, so to speak. Any pairings, or groupings, imaginable except mothers with sons. >> In article <8s-dndV5obTDMVreRVn-jw@adelphia.com>, no@spam.com > says... [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > and as greetings. Makin' love not war, so to speak. Any pairings, > or groupings, imaginable except mothers with sons. There are a lot of species where young males leave the group and join a different group. This cuts down on incest and increases genetic diversity. > My friend has a cat that has given birth to kittens that are now 6 > months old. Can the mother cat get pregnant by the male kittens? > > David Yes! The mother cat and all kittens need to be spayed or neutered ASAP. MaryL > My friend has a cat that has given birth to kittens that are now 6 > months old. Can the mother cat get pregnant by the male kittens? They can get the mother pregnant and littermates too. You could end up with mucho cats! > David |
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