Normal cats's motherhood includes breastfeeding, caring for and licking the whole body of the kitten, licking the feces and urine of the kitten, carrying the kitten back from the litter, and training the kitten's excretion behavior. Abnormal maternal behavior mainly refers to the pet cat's weak mothering or cub-eating addiction.

British Shorthair

Female cats with weak motherhood, because they do not often lick and caress the kittens, the kittens are dirty. In addition, the mother cats with abnormal maternal behavior often leave the litter and do not take care of the kittens for a long time, resulting in the kittens being unable to Screaming and screaming from hunger, even running away from the birthing box. The main reason for this is that the birthing box is not comfortable enough or the surroundings are not quiet and clean enough. The cat's birthing box should be kept warm in winter and cool in summer, so as not to cause the mother cat to be disgusted and leave the nest. In addition, you should also check whether the female cat's breasts are red and swollen, and whether there is a milk boil.

Female cat eating addiction is mainly manifested in eating her own kittens, some of which are eaten as soon as they are born, and some are eaten after a day or two. The reason may be that there are too many kittens, the mother cat does not have enough milk, or the mother cat is disturbed by outsiders, or it may be that someone in the family grabs the kitten, which makes the kitten smell bad. The solution is to increase the nutrition and protein of the mother cat's food, make the cat's milk sufficient, keep the environment quiet, try not to disturb the mother cat's reputation, and do not hug or touch the newly born kitten. Some female cats who have developed the habit of eating kittens should not let them give birth in the future, or simply sterilize them.