grown up cats started fighting . why?

by prerna
(new delhi ,india )

hi
i have 3 kittens ,sam from one mother , dey luv each oder , eat together n sleep togheter.
after one year my cats are pregnant now they have started hating each oder.
now my one of cat gave birth to a kitten now the oder two try to scare the baby and their mother .
what shld i do pls tell as soon as possible

RESPONSE:

There are many reasons why this happens and not enough room for me to go into the details here. But this type of behavior is natural for sexually mature cats.
Keep mom and babies seperate from other grown cats! The kittens could be hurt or killed and the grown cats may fight to the point of injury!
Sometimes females from the same family will help each other rear the babies but not always. And males can be especially dangerous to kittens. Mama cats are fiercly protective of their babies and fights are common.
Because your cats are sexually mature, fighting amoung them will be common and ongoing. The only way to stop it is to seperate them from each other. Keep moms and babies seperate from other adults and as soon as mom weans the kittens, GET HER SPAYED! You should spay any females that are not pregnant now and neuter any males immediately! Once all of the cats are spayed/neutered, things should calm down. While the kittens grow, make sure they are not left alone with other adult cats unsupervised by you. And if you intend on keeping any kittens, get them spayed or neutered at 5 or 6 months of age.
As long as your cats are sexually intact, you are going to have problems with fighting. This is simply the nature of cats and can often end in great sadness. This is why spaying and neutering is so important in multiple cat households.
In the meantime, protect the cats from each other and especially protect the kittens!

Donna
House Full Cats Mom