Momma cat hating kittens

BengaLover

So devastated. Took my two Savannah females to be spayed, age 7 mths.
Still suckling from momma.
Momma spayed 2 months prior..
Kittens home same day, momma hates them.
Won’t tolerate them near her, hissing spitting etc.
I thought this would be normal given they smelled differently, but three weeks on, she still won’t let them near her.
Will Feliway spray help?

Graces7

Some thoughts on this. I have never had this with my cats when I was breeding Siamese as usually they had gone to new homes by that age.

7 months is late for them to be suckling. A drain on the cat. And the motherly hormones ended when she was spayed so there was no longer that physical maternal bond with them.

I took on a feral who had had kittens which had been rehomed. She was docile and affectionate to me, then suddenly the mumsy hormones went and she became an aggressive little madam. From loving to be picked up to attacking the hand that fed her. And any ankle that came within reach... ouch!

Spaying her was half way to that; them being spayed was the other half.

All female cats tend to reject grown up offspring?

Never underestimate the power of feline hormones

Are you planning to keep them both? ? If so maybe ensure they have a space of their own to reduce contact?

I do not think Feliway will help; they are adjusting to a new time/status of their lives,


PS was she still lactating after spaying? Only just seen that. As I said my litters had always left home by 3-.4 months.

And try not to think of it in terms of human emotions? Not hatred just needs them away as they are fully grown. The language is normal cat talk

BengaLover wrote: »

So devastated. Took my two Savannah females to be spayed, age 7 mths.
Still suckling from momma.
Momma spayed 2 months prior..
Kittens home same day, momma hates them.
Won’t tolerate them near her, hissing spitting etc.
I thought this would be normal given they smelled differently, but three weeks on, she still won’t let them near her.
Will Feliway spray help?

ldy4mxonucwsq6

BengaLover wrote: »

So devastated. Took my two Savannah females to be spayed, age 7 mths.
Still suckling from momma.
Momma spayed 2 months prior..
Kittens home same day, momma hates them.
Won’t tolerate them near her, hissing spitting etc.
I thought this would be normal given they smelled differently, but three weeks on, she still won’t let them near her.
Will Feliway spray help?

Kittens are usually fully weaned before the time they are 10 weeks. Very unlikely they were still getting milk from her at 7 months, more likely just a comforting habit.

Mammy has decided to put an end to it and that's that, they'll soon get the message.