Do cats eat kittens

Answer 1

It is an incurable disease though as i have heard from the vet talk to the other client who's cat ate her own children! it was a surprise though but its true if your cat does so consult the vet immediately

Answer 2

It happens from time to time in many animal species.

We speculate as to the reason why this happens, with the general concensus being that a mother will kill and sometimes eat her newborn if she suspects the baby is very ill (less chance of survival) or if she had a litter that was too big for her to manage (not enough food in her area to sustain them)

The eating part is probably a defense against predators. A predator finding the dead kitten will suspect that there are likely other kittens in the area, so removing the evidence by eating the dead kitten may be a way to help protect the living ones.

Answer 3

Yes, it can happen. My old cat once had kittens when we weren't home, and when we arrived she had eaten them. It was a bloody mess, but it seems that they were stillborn. I don't know if a mother cat will eat her kittens alive, but generally a mother will only consume her babies if there was something wrong with them (i.e. Stillborn), or thought her and her kitten's lives were in danger. However, for healthy pet cats this occurrence is not very common.
Sometimes after the female cat has given birth, the male will try to eat it so he can get the female to have another kitten. However, the chances of this happening in domestic cats is rare.

Answer 4

The mother cat shouldn't eat a healthy kitten under normal circumstances. However she might if its ill/too small to survive/dead. She might eat it if she's too hungry, but I don't think she would. Usually just to stop it from suffering or if its dead. If she eats more kittens then its a problem. Sorry I don't know more. Hope it helped at least a little.

Answer 5

A male cat will eat the females' kittens, in order to breed with her again. Once the kits reach a certain age, he won't touch them.

Answer 6

My cat ate one of her kittens, it was stillborn. She didn't try to eat any of her living kittens though.

Answer 7

A house cat will certainly not eat his kits, same with big cats. But if the parent is out of food and cannot hunt, there is a slim possibility he may turn to his own kits.

Answer 8

Male cats often do this to bring a female back into heat. Males enjoy mating and so they kill kittens quite often so they can bring the female back into heat to mate again.

Answer 9

no no no no no!