The kitten is unhealthy, in order to increase the survival rate of other kittens; the kitten is contaminated with a strange atmosphere; the mother cat is inexperienced and may do some abnormal things; affected by the surrounding environment, it becomes sensitive and suspicious; The female cat has "postpartum depression"; she doesn't produce enough milk to feed all her babies.

Kittens are unhealthy

In the same litter, some kittens grow up to be healthy, while others are born weak or sick. If a female cat bites her kitten to death, it is usually because the kitten is unhealthy.

In order to prevent this unhealthy kitten from passing on its illness to other healthy kittens, and in order to better take care of other children, the mother cat will reluctantly bite the unhealthy kitten to death.

Mother cats will bite their newborn kittens to death, not because they don’t love them, but to increase the survival rate of other kittens!

The kitten is contaminated with a strange atmosphere

If your female cat gives birth and many people come to see her kittens, the kittens may be contaminated with other scents during the process. When a female cat smells these strange smells, she may think that this is not her child, but that an unknown object has invaded.

In order to protect the safety of her children, female cats will "strike first" and bite to death kittens that are contaminated with unfamiliar scents. Cats do this to protect their babies.

So never touch a baby cat casually unless necessary, otherwise you will only harm it.

Female cats have no experience

Some female cats may become sensitive and suspicious because they are giving birth for the first time and have no experience at all. Once stimulated or frightened, they may do some abnormal things, such as biting their own babies to death. Cub.

Maybe when the female cat reacts, she will regret her behavior very much.

Affected by the surrounding environment

We all know that female cats are very sensitive during childbirth. If they are stimulated by the outside world, they will become sensitive and suspicious, thinking that someone or other animals will hurt their babies, and then they will kill them. , eating kittens is a phenomenon in the animal kingdom.

So during the period of giving birth and breastfeeding, pet owners must create a quiet and comfortable environment for the female cat to prevent the female cat from being stimulated and causing irreparable consequences.

Female cats have "postpartum depression"

In fact, not only humans suffer from postpartum depression, cats also suffer from it. If the cat does not receive proper care and concern after giving birth, or if the cat is physically and mentally exhausted while taking care of the kittens, the mother cat's mood will also become negative, irritable, irritable, etc. Once a female cat shows these emotions, it is easy for her to bite her newborn kittens to death.

If you find that your female cat is not in a good mood after giving birth, then you should pay attention. Pet owners should not only take good care of the kittens, but also take good care of the mother cat, and spend more time with the mother cat. , you can reward it with some snacks appropriately, so that the female cat's mood will get better quickly.

Not enough milk to feed all children

Some female cats do not have enough nutrition during pregnancy or give birth to many kittens in a litter, resulting in insufficient milk to feed all the kittens. Therefore, the female cat will choose to bite the weak kittens to death. Focus your "resources" on the strong kids to increase your kitten's survival rate. Although this is cruel, it is the survival law of nature.

If you find that the mother cat has insufficient milk, you should feed the kittens with goat milk powder appropriately and try to feed all the kittens.