The behavior of cat mothers transferring kittens is not only a manifestation of nature, but also a vigilance towards the surrounding environment. Recently, a netizen left me a message saying that a pastoral cat was raised at home. Because it has alw...
The behavior of cat mothers transferring kittens is not only a manifestation of nature, but also a vigilance towards the surrounding environment.
Recently, a netizen left me a message saying that a pastoral cat was raised at home. Because it has always been free-range, without the netizens' knowledge, they found that the belly of the female cat raised at home has become bigger day by day.
As a last resort, I took the cat to the pet hospital for examination and found out that the cat was pregnant.
There is no choice but to let the cat give birth to the kitten first.
But what netizens did not expect was that the cat mother secretly transferred the kitten after only 10 days of giving birth to the kitten and took it to a hidden corner of the house.
When the cat just gave birth, netizens specially prepared a separate room for the cat, put the cat's nest, put the food and water.
When I think that this cat has been kept for 3 years, I should have trusted myself very much, so why do I still have the behavior of moving the cat with my mouth in my mouth?
This made netizens feel very confused and didn’t understand what thoughts are hidden behind the cat’s behavior.
I believe that many shovelers have had similar experiences.
The cat at home finally gave birth to a few kittens, but had not yet felt the identity of the "family nanny". Unexpectedly, the cat mother began to show some resistance and hostility towards herself, and secretly transferred the kittens to another corner of the house.
What exactly causes this behavior of cat mothers transferring kittens?
Here, let’s analyze it with you.
First: Cats' nature, when the ancestors of cats are still living in the wild, they will find the best place to accommodate the kittens before giving birth, and then wait for the arrival of the delivery period. After the
kittens will live in their first cat's nest for about one month.
During this month or so, mothers of cats spend most of their time in cat nests. In addition to going out to hunt and survive at night, they have to stay in the cat nests to protect their kittens most of the time.
Because the kitten within one month is insufficient mobility, it is difficult to go out with the cat mother; and for the cat mother, having to hold the child in his mouth every time he goes out is also a burden.
And about 30 days later, the mother cat will take a group of kittens to the second cat's nest.
In the process of transferring kittens, the mother cat needs to take the kittens one by one to the second nest and hold the back of the kittens's neck; you will find that the amplitude of the head of the mother cat is also different when holding different kittens.
The heavier the cat, the greater the size of the mother's head bowing.
And after 30 days, kittens can often grow some teeth. At this stage, cat mothers start to train kittens to eat some prey they prey back.
Therefore, when cat mothers choose a second cat nest, they often choose a place close to their prey, because it is convenient to protect the kittens and train them to eat.
Even though every meal and every time a cat drinks water, it has its owner’s supply; in the subconscious of some cats, they still retain the survival habits contained in this gene.
This is due to the nature of cats.
Second: Mother cats are resistant to the surrounding environment and feel insecure
If you always have a lot of people in your family, since the mother cats gave birth to a kitten, many people in your family will go to see the kittens every day.
When strangers look at kittens, strange things are left behind, which makes the cat mother feel resistant; cat mother will feel unsafe and be sensitive and afraid of the surrounding environment.
So, at this time, the cat mother will move to another hidden place with her kittens in her mouth.
Maybe it is another bedroom, maybe it is the master bedroom, maybe it is under the kitchen cabinet, etc.
In short, this is a manifestation of the cat's judgment and sensitivity to its surroundings.
However, not every cat mother will be so alert.
Some cat mothers seem to have lower IQ and become lazy after giving birth; because, they are more willing to bring the kitten to their owners and be a "hands-off boss", only responsible for giving birth, but not for raising kittens.
The burden of raising a kitten was transferred to the shoveler.
Today's topic:
Have you ever seen the behavior of a cat mother transferring a kitten?
