Communicating with your kittens is a touching sight. It's enough to see how carefully the mother licks and protects her babies, how the soul will become trembling. But it also happens that a newborn cat suddenly growls and hisses at a kitten, as if being angry at him for something. Why does this happen? We will try to find answers in today's article.
Why do cats sizzle on their kittens?
When a cat hisses on his kitten, most owners suspect that this is how the cat is aggressive towards the baby. In fact, this isn't exactly the case, and there are a lot of reasons why a female cat can hiss or growl at her offspring:
1. A cat hisses on kittens to keep them quiet in their nests. There are times when a feeding cat is in danger, for example, when another dog runs near her and her kittens. How do you explain to a child who isn't smart enough to sit quietly, without giving himself away as a loud meowcan? Of course, growling and hissing. The cat seems to say to the kittens: "Shh, shh, shh!
2. Hissing kittens is a lesson in some cases. This is how a mother prepares her children for adult life, where they will have to face difficulties. Every kitten needs to learn how to release claws, growl and hiss from a cat's mother. In the process of such training, the growl and hissing can be heard not only from the cat itself, but also from its children. Does a kitten hiss to an adult cat who is his mother? Perhaps this is how the baby demonstrates that the lesson has been learned;
3. Sometimes a cat's mother will hiss to a small kitten if she thinks she has a strange smell. This is what happens when people take their kitten away from her mother's nipples to have a little chat with her. It seems to us, people, that nothing terrible will happen if we hold a little kitten in our hands for a minute or two. But it doesn't seem that way to a cat, she can not only sizzle at her kitten, who has found a strange smell, but even give it up;
4. It's sad, but sometimes cat mothers sizzle at the weakest kittens in the litter, where it's a pity to waste precious milk. This is a kind of natural selection. And in some situations cats even eat the most unviable babies;
5. Almost always a cat hisses on its kittens and treats them in a hostile way if she is pregnant again. The animal prepares for childbirth and accumulates strength for the appearance of new litter, the already born babies have no strength;
6. A cat may hiss on a kitten during feeding if she bites her nipple with her sharp teeth. Sometimes the mother's milk is drunk by quite old kittens aged 5-7 months (in fact, not kittens, but teenage kittens)! Mom is not angry at the grown up babies, but warns that she is in pain;
7. A cat can sizzle at its calf also because it is not feeling well. It's like she's asking her to leave her alone for a while;
8. It happens that a cat hisses on a kitten also because of lack of milk. The cubs will suck the nipple as hard as they can, causing the mother to feel uncomfortable, but the milk won't come out of it, but the cat will feel discomfort;
9. Often cats that have been so affectionate to their kittens before are suddenly sizzling at them. All right: the kids have grown up, and now the mother considers them as competitors. Animals do not tend to take care of their adult children with care.
Why do cats sizzle at other people's kittens?
Adult cats can hiss not only on their cubs, but also on strange kittens. What should they share? Let's consider the reasons for this behavior:
1. A cat roars and hisses at a kitten. A cat hisses on a new kitten who isn't from her litter, indicating she's in charge of the house. A grown-up cat can show her "fi" to a newcomer not only by his hissing and growling, but also by giving him a paw on his face or biting him;
2) It happens that Moores meet new young pets indifferently enough, simply ignoring them. But as soon as the baby gets close to the cat's personal belongings (bowls, beds, toys), the cat gets furious by hissing, hissing, teeth and claws. That's right, so the cat "explains" that you can't touch her things;
3. Cats are jealous and sensitive creatures. How dare the owner bring some stranger into the house? In such situations, the hissing is directed not so much at the newest kitten as it is to show everyone around him his resentment.
What if a cat hisses and growls at a kitten?
So, why would a cat hiss or someone else's kitten be hissing now? What about the owner in this situation? If the cat is unfriendly enough to meet a new kitten, it can only be helped by time and also by affection on the part of the owner. When you bring your new kitten into the home, it's important to remember to pay attention to your long-lost cat. Most likely, after a couple of days or weeks, an adult kitten, if she doesn't feel sympathy for someone else's kitten, will start to treat her with indulgence.