My brother's grumpy old f**t of a cat...?

Question

My brother has 2 cats (both female) one is the grandmother of my kitty and the other is the mother (which makes them mother and daughter if you didn't catch that). Well... The grandmother of my cat isn't exactly that nice to my Neko. She actually beat him up and gave him a nice cut across his cute little nose. The mother also has issues (she has an excuse since she isn't fixed and therefore gets rather moody at times). The grandmother is a total sweetheart to me, she always rubs up against me and meows and purrs. The mother is a bit of a spaz (just like the son) but still ends up cuddling with me (especially when i have a bowl of food for her). My parents keep my brother's 2 cats in the back of the house away from my Neko since they just didn't seem to get along at all. What I don't understand is that they are family all 3 of them. Grandmother mother and son. So then why can't they just get along. They do get along at times but the grandmother is very quick to get angry and has even been known to beat up her own daughter. I think it's just a bit of a crappy and stressful environment (due to my parents lack of care for them). I try to spend as much time as I can with them to make them a little bit less crazy and make them feel loved, but then I feel like I'm neglecting my Neko. And now my parents are talking about moving out of state and just throwing the cats outside and letting them fend for themselves... So I have to go find a nice home for 2 cats (and maybe even my Neko which i HOPE is not the case) that only get along most of the time but end up kicking the c**p out of eachother the other times. I think it's because one of the cats is fixed and the other isn't but my parents wont do anything to help the situation. I just don't know what to do... Poor kitties i feel so bad for them T-T

Answer 1

First of all, the most important thing is your parents frankly disgraceful attitude! Please make sure you find good homes for the cats (preferably seperate homes would be best by the sound of it). You cannot just throw these cats out and it is up to you to be responsible and talk to your parents about this as your parents seem unwilling be that way. It will cause potentially dozens more cats on the streets as you said two have not been neutered, I don't understnad how two adults can be that cruel.

Speak to some cat rescue centres (that do not put healthy animals down) an voice your concerns. It is so nice to hear from someone who does genuinely care for the animals that they have.

As for the problem with the cats, if they are already being kept away from each other this is best. Someone said earlier that family links do not survive with cats, and this is true, but this also happens with people, some people just don't get along, and the same with cats.

I wish you all the very best with your situation, and if you need help finding cat rescue centres etc. please e-mail me and I will do my very best to help.  

Answer 2

I have a mother and baby cat. The baby stopped nursing months ago but i guess she still recognizes her baby because they sleep together and groom each other. I suggest getting the mother spayed, if possible.

Answer 3

Once kittens stop nursing, a mother does not recognize them as her "children." Familial relationships only last so long as care-taking is necessary. Once the cat can fend for itself, the instinct to care for that animal--or to see it as a relation---is over. Cats are territorial as well, which might account for some of the violence that you are seeing. I'm sure Neko can fend for himself just fine.