Franny is an award-winning freelance writer who has been writing about cats since 1997. Miko, 8 months old, and Nini ,10 months old, mating for the first time, and hopefully the last time they will experience this.
Though everything might seem loud and brutal, it’s just how cats mate, a natural ritual.Another interesting thing is that after the first mating, a female might look for other potential candidates, just to ensure fertilization.Due to that, cats can often give birth to kittens with different fathers at the same time.Hi I'm Fiona, a life long cat lover and aspiring blogger. During her being in heat which can last several days after being fertilized she may mate with other male cats too and this is why litters can contain kittens with different fathers and so look very different from each other.Disclaimer: This website is not intended to replace professional advice / treatment by a licensed veterinarian. Mating can be over very quickly and the female cat will often turn and attack the male afterwards.The first mating induces ovulation in the female cat and so subsequent matings will happen to ensure that she has been fertilized. Cats are highly territorial, and secretion of odors plays a major role in cat communication.
However, generally most pregnant felines, even first time mothers will be able to cope with the whole process themselves.To make your pet life easier, here is the basic guideline you may need when your cat experiences her mating period.Cat overpopulation is a huge issue around the world with literally millions of kittens euthanized due to there just not being enough homes. Sending kittens away to a new "forever home" can be either a joyous or worrisome occasion, depending on how you handle the preparations.
How Do Cats Mate – The Season. How Do Cats Mate – The Ritual.
This is an important part of the care of a pregnant cat.
Although many pregnant cats go through gestation trouble-free, there are potential problems that can occur. Chilling is one of the most critical dangers to newborn kittens.
Maybe that is why we rarely see it happening, except in a cattery where monitoring of the process needs to take place. They try to escape outside the house and can disappear for a few days. The only thing left to do now is to have the mother cat spayed if this has not already been done.
Take care! If it's tricky to hold both at once, try taking a picture on your phone. This is called caterwauling and happens in male cats as well.When a partner is found, the male will continue calling and start circling the female, who either accepts or rejects him by hissing him away.If the female accepts the male, she will call back the male, start rubbing her head along the floor and against him and roll around on her back.Her posture then changes again, keeping her head down and raising her backside to expose her genitals and keeping her tail raised and on the side, all these to make the process of mating easier for the male cat.He then bites the female from the back of her head – there are clues that this ‘agressive’ behavior might stimulate ovulation in the female cat – and mounts her from behind. A little of kittens can have different fathers: On the street, a queen may mate with two or more tom cats over the length of the estrus cycle - up to 21 days, with an average of seven days. However, this is a decision you'll want to discuss with your family and your veterinarian. Although genetics of the queen may come into play, multi-colored kitten litters will …