{"id":99644,"date":"2022-04-22T12:28:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:28:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:28:17","slug":"are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Are male cats good with kittens?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/#Are_male_cats_good_with_kittens\" title=\"Are male cats good with kittens?\">Are male cats good with kittens?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/#How_can_you_tell_if_a_kitten_is_a_male\" title=\"How can you tell if a kitten is a male?\">How can you tell if a kitten is a male?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/#How_do_male_cats_treat_kittens\" title=\"How do male cats treat kittens?\">How do male cats treat kittens?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/#Do_male_cats_father_kittens\" title=\"Do male cats father kittens?\">Do male cats father kittens?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/#Will_male_cats_take_care_of_kittens\" title=\"Will male cats take care of kittens?\">Will male cats take care of kittens?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/#Can_a_male_cat_be_around_newborn_kittens\" title=\"Can a male cat be around newborn kittens?\">Can a male cat be around newborn kittens?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-male-cats-good-with-kittens-2\/#Do_male_cats_get_along_with_other_kittens\" title=\"Do male cats get along with other kittens?\">Do male cats get along with other kittens?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_male_cats_good_with_kittens\"><\/span>Are male cats good with kittens?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>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. <b>A laid-back, older (neutered) male cat may enjoy mothering a kitten &#8211; male or female. They usually make better mothering substitutes than spayed females.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_you_tell_if_a_kitten_is_a_male\"><\/span>How can you tell if a kitten is a male?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Lift the kittens tail.<\/b><b>The opening just under the tail is the anus.<\/b><b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_male_cats_treat_kittens\"><\/span>How do male cats treat kittens?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dominant males have also been observed caring for kittens within their own colonies. They may <b>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<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_male_cats_father_kittens\"><\/span>Do male cats father kittens?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Overall, cats are not known for their fatherly skills as <b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_male_cats_take_care_of_kittens\"><\/span>Will male cats take care of kittens?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_male_cat_be_around_newborn_kittens\"><\/span>Can a male cat be around newborn kittens?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>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.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_male_cats_get_along_with_other_kittens\"><\/span>Do male cats get along with other kittens?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As my cat colony can attest, not only can an older male cat accept a male kitten, but <b>they can even become best buddies.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Are male cats good with kittens?How can you tell if a kitten is a male?How do male cats treat kittens?Do male cats father kittens?Will male cats take care of kittens?Can a male cat be around newborn kittens?Do male cats get along with other kittens? Are male cats good with kittens? 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