What affects us affects cats
How do you know if your cats have mated? Secondary questions asked by a person on Quora.com were: My female cat hisses and growls at the male yet likes to tease him. Will they still act this way towards each other after having mated? Breeder present Two initial points need to be made. Firstly, …
Why do female cats tend to want to bite their partners when mating? The answer – which I am sure a lot of people now know – is because the male cat’s penis is an instrument of torture covered as it is with short, sharp spines. It damn well hurts the female when he …
Feline superfecundation occurs when a litter of kittens has more than one father. Tomcats squabble over a female in heat and most females promiscuously allow one male after another to mate with her. Thus, all her admirers who have been fighting over her have their opportunity. Her reproductive tract contains the sperm of several …
It is proposed that female cats chose a male by the pungency of his urine as it indicates that he is a good hunter able to provide food for offspring.
The male domestic cat is a sadist and the female is a masochist. That’s a slight exaggeration and I’m using colourful language but there is an element of truth in it. This is a follow-up post to the successful one written by Elisa on “cat rape“. I think by now most people know that …
This article isn’t aimed toward those who rescue a pregnant cat. It’s for those who refuse to have their cats spayed or neutered, especially those who want their female cat to experience the miracle of kittens being born. Many cat owners think it necessary to allow their cat to have one litter before being spayed …
When the tomcat grabs the female by the scruff of the neck when mating he is not being the macho male; he is defending himself by using an “immobilisation reaction behavioural trick”. He knows that the female is the boss in sexual matters. She is dominant on these occasions. The female swipes and lashes …
Yes, despite the so called overpopulation of domestic cats, some cat owners want their cats to breed. This is usually cat breeders but informal cat breeding happens quite a lot. Some owners believe females should have a litter before being spayed – a fallacy. There is a perception by some people that cats breed …
