Are male cats good with kittens?
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Are male cats good with kittens?
If a young, active male is your family companion animal, he would really enjoy having a male buddy who shares his enthusiasm for vigorous play. A laid-back, older (neutered) male cat may enjoy mothering a kitten – male or female. They usually make better mothering substitutes than spayed females.
How can you tell if a kitten is a male?
Lift the kittens tail.The opening just under the tail is the anus.Below the anus is the genital opening which is round in males and is a vertical slit in females. In kittens of similar size, the distance between the anus and the genital opening is greater in the male than the female.
How do male cats treat kittens?
Dominant males have also been observed caring for kittens within their own colonies. They may share their food and groom young cats, and have even been witnessed breaking up fights between kittens, separating them gently with one paw when a fight gets out of hand
Do male cats father kittens?
Overall, cats are not known for their fatherly skills as male cats do not tend to be involved in raising offspring, especially in the wild. Anecdotally, there are rare cases reported where domestic male cats have shown paternal care towards the young.
Will male cats take care of kittens?
Dominant males have also been observed caring for kittens within their own colonies. They may share their food and groom young cats, and have even been witnessed breaking up fights between kittens, separating them gently with one paw when a fight gets out of hand.
Can a male cat be around newborn kittens?
Most often male cats are the biggest threat to kittens as they are very territorial and become aggressive with new mothers and their babies. But sometimes other female cats in multi-cat households can act aggressively toward the new kittens. Most likely this also has to do with feeling threatened in some way.
Do male cats get along with other kittens?
As my cat colony can attest, not only can an older male cat accept a male kitten, but they can even become best buddies.