Kitten disappointment
By GreenMoo
@GreenMoo (11834)
April 12, 2013 1:46am CST
I'm a bit of a cat lover, and although I don't set out to breed them my little Siamese had fallen pregnant. Yesterday she finally went to her little box and went into labour. Sadly she only had one little kitten and it died almost immediately.
She stayed in her box for a while after I removed it's little body and I thought she may have more, but I was wrong and shortly she got up and life returned to normal.
Whilst I know that animals and people have different ways of processing emotions and life events such as life and death, I can't help feeling so very sad for her. She only had two kittens in her last litter, and one of those died within a few days, so perhaps she was never designed to be a mother.
I can't help imagine how I would behaving had I been through a similar experience.
Do you attribute human emotions and behaviours to your pets?
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
12 Apr 13
Yes of course I do. My cats are my fuzzy little kids.. but are actually easier than my real kids 
If I step on their tail accidentally I have to go pick them up and show them how sorry I am.. even though they'd rather not be near me because they're mad at me. Hubby thinks I'm kinda crazy when it comes to my cats, but he's almost as bad!
None of mine ever had kittens though.. I've always gotten them fixed.
If I step on their tail accidentally I have to go pick them up and show them how sorry I am.. even though they'd rather not be near me because they're mad at me. Hubby thinks I'm kinda crazy when it comes to my cats, but he's almost as bad!
None of mine ever had kittens though.. I've always gotten them fixed.@GreenMoo (11834)
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13 Apr 13
I have a couple of black cats who get trodden on regularly as they always seem to lurk in dark corners where you can't see them. They seem to forgive me pretty quick though!
My family think I'm nuts as I'll got to tremendous trouble to encourage the cats into the house at night when they've taken themselves into the workshop with the dogs. I don't like the idea of them being locked in there when there's nice soft beds inside!
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
13 Apr 13
LOL...
No, nuts is me yelling at hubby not to disturb the cats when they're sleeping peacefully on my bed. Unfortunately we have to kick them out of the room at night because I can't stand having them in my room.. but when I go up and there asleep on my bed I hate to make them move.. LOL.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
12 Apr 13
Awww at reading that straight away I felt the pain and the trauma and the upset of her, and yet animals have remarkable resilience, kind of like children really. I do associate children and animals when it comes to dealing with emotions that adults have a problem dealing with, and yet they seem to take it in their stride. But animals it has been proven DO suffer with depression, although they can't always show it. But in a way animals do have the same emotions as humans. I have known dogs get jealous of another animal being favoured over them. Even dogs have been jealous over a newborn baby, animals obviously get angry, they hurt, although they don't cry. And in a way they hate too.
@ElicBxn (63252)
• United States
12 Apr 13
God created animals with animal souls. The cat might miss the kitten for a while, but they really don't have the kind of brain that remembers things like that.
Animals live in the "now" the rare animal, be it cat or dog or horse or whatever, that guards graves, or visits them, or whatever are remarkable because it ISN'T something you normally see in an animal.
I think there might be something wrong with your little Siamese queen and it might be best if you can find a way to get her spayed. There is obviously something wrong and if she keeps getting pregnant and not having viable young, it could cause her to die prematurely.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
12 Apr 13
No I don't, but it doesn't mean there are no animals who do miss their babies/pups/kittens if they die or leave. Each animal is different and I saw too many in the past 14 years. My barn owl was crying each time one of her babies left for example. It's also not said your cat is not grieving if she goes back to her life. Animals do live by a part of instinct as well which will drive them to go on/continue life. Only if humans interfere way too much they start behaving differently and get into trouble as well.
The only thing I do wonder about is if animals feel sick too if they are pregnant. I guess they do although we might not Always notice it.
