Why does a mother cat hide her cubs? In fact, these are the reasons

I believe that many cat shoveling officers have seen the phenomenon that the mother cat transfers the cubs and hides the cubs. Why do they do this? There are actually reasons for this!

Reasons why a mother cat hides her cubs:

When cats live in the wild, when they are close to giving birth, the mother cat will find a safe and hidden place to give birth to the cubs. The cubs will also live in this place for about a month.

A month later, when the cubs slowly grow their teeth, the mother cat will let it try to eat the prey it has captured, and at the same time move the cat litter to the vicinity of the prey, and begin to prepare to teach the cubs some basic hunting skills.

Although domestic cats now have shit shoveling officers to provide them with food, most cats retain this nature, so sometimes mother cats transfer cubs, in fact, to put them in a place with more prey.

The mother cat may hide her cubs because she does not trust the surrounding environment. If this is the reason, she may constantly move the nest for the cubs, constantly change the environment, and avoid risks. This is generally the case with stray cats.

Cats are very sensitive animals and can always "smell" dangerous breaths. When the mother cat feels that there is danger approaching, she will transfer the cubs in advance and hide them to avoid harm.

If there are always a lot of people in your home, and many people visit its children every day, in the process, the strange smell will make the cat feel very unsafe and irritable, so the cat will hold the cub, a Just move and hide the cubs where no one can find them.

This not only ensures the safety of the kitten, but it can also quietly "confinement", which is much more worry-free.

If your female cat has a baby with her beloved male cat, she may also take the baby to the male cat and let him take care of the baby together.

Some male cats will also follow the female cat from the time of pregnancy, and the cubs will also help to take care of it. And the male cats who follow the female cat home have a very good temper and can easily accept the shit shoveling officer. This is also one of the reasons why many cats run away from home and do not come back, because they are already in other places, holding their wives and children on the stove.

Listen to what netizens have to say:

Netizen 1: I have a female cat. After raising her for half a year, she became pregnant. During her pregnancy, she really served her with delicious food and drink every day. I thought we were very familiar. As a result, after it gave birth, I took a look at its kittens, and hid all the kittens the next day. It seems that it still doesn't trust me very much.

Netizen 2: Not only did my mother cat not hide the cubs, but she also put all the children in my bed, and then she should eat and drink, except for breastfeeding (feeding every day is also a reluctance expression), and it has been fed for a month , I didn’t want to feed it in my life or death, and finally I could only feed the kitten with goat milk powder.

I taught the kitten how to use the cat litter box, bury the feces, etc. I taught him to be both a father and a mother. I raised a lazy cat.

If your mother cat is also lazy, let you teach the kitten to use the litter box. The pet owner can give the cat litter box training, and use the snacks to lure the kitten to the right place to defecate. Repeat a few times and the cat will remember it. . When the cat can go to the right place to defecate, the owner will reward it with some snacks, which can enhance the kitten's memory. For snacks, you can choose some special snacks for cats, such as this "Miaoxiu freeze-dried chicken nuggets", made of fresh chicken, zero additives, nutritious, healthy, and cost-effective.

Netizen 3: I have a male cat, and I have come home with my "wife". When it is in heat, it is bred with a friend's cat. After that, they fell in love with each other deeply, and After its "wife" gave birth to a kitten and took it to see it, it would never come back.

Although many pet owners complain about the behavior of mother cats hiding cubs, most shoveling officers will spare no effort to take care of newly born female cats, especially in terms of diet, and will never treat cats badly. After giving birth, the female cat will lose a lot of nutrients and will be relatively weak. At this time, the pet owner must provide her with sufficient nutrition. The cat food you choose is preferably protein-rich.

For example, this "Miaoxiu cat food" is quite good. It selects a variety of meats, the meat content is as high as 86%, the protein is more than 43%, and the protein is mainly derived from animal protein to ensure the nutrition of the cat. This cat food has open raw materials and test reports. It has also won the "Top Ten Quality Brands in China's Pet Food Industry". It is a safe and trustworthy cat food. Feed the cat some goat milk powder at ordinary times, and its nutrition will be more adequate.

The editor has something to say: In fact, the reason why the mother cat transfers her cubs is due to her nature, and there are also reasons for distrusting the owner and the environment. If the cat does not trust you too much, the pet owner should not touch the kitten too much, otherwise it will only let the mother cat. Constantly transferring kittens is not conducive to the recovery of the mother cat and the growth of the kittens.

Have you ever seen a mother cat transfer her cubs and what do you think is the reason?