WHY DOES CHAT HOME A KITTEN WITH A MOTHER CAT?
Answer- Cats are very good mothers, they have very strong maternal bonds with their kittens. If their kittens are taken from them they will cry and search for days. Mother cats have even been known to go into burning buildings to rescue their young. Frequently young unwanted mother cats are handed into our Branches for rehoming after their owners have sold the kittens but have been unable to sell or give away the mother cat. They are full of milk and crying for their kittens, if there are any kittens in the same room as them they become more distressed, where possible we give these mothers a kitten to care for and find a new home together, it pulls the heart strings to see them grab the kitten, clean them and suckle them. Left to their own devices cats live in extended family groups and a mother cat would rear her kittens not until 8 weeks but until she gave birth to another litter. When we neuter the mother cats they remain very close to kittens from their last litter, many continue t
