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Why do male cats kill kittens?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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Many male cats will not kill kittens. This is in fact uncommon behaviour. It is far more common for a male cat to accept the kittens, or at the very worst give them a wide birth.

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Male cats feel jealous because his mate (the mother cat) is spending more time with the kittens so to be the star again he gets rid of the kittens.

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Some males will kill kittens that are not his, so that the female will come into heat again and he can father a litter, thereby passing on his own genes.

They can do but not if you keep them SAFE when there growing up. My male cat was fine with our kittens and they were not his.

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Male cats usually spray to mark their territory and to ward off other male cats!

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