Do Cats Eat Their Babies. Cats that eat their babies must not be allowed to breed again. This behavior is also present in the world of fish.
In addition to eating dead or sick kittens (to keep the living area and other kittens free from disease and infections) mother cats will occasionally (rarely) kill and sometimes eat healthy kittens due to stress. At feeding time, all eight kittens went to four of her teats which produced milk. It occurs in many other species in nature and it is incorrect for us to apply human behavior patterns and morals to animals.
The sight of a mother cat eating her babies would be highly stressful for the cat owners.
Cat should normaly make very good mothers. There are reasons and explanations attached to each case, let’s find out. Today, we will talk about animals that eat their own babies unconditionally. Why do cats eat their young?