Hey!
How happy I was when I found you!
I’m currently a desperate cat parent due to my oldest cat, Raisin (because she is so sweet and full of energy) has disappeared.
Raisin is two years old and last year had a litter of cubs, of which I kept a female, Cajsa. Raisin was castrated when the young kittens had grown up.
Two weeks ago, it was Cajsa’s turn to become the mother of four cute kittens. Raisin has been very curious about them but have not been allowed to get close to them.
After a few days, Raisin started walking away from Cajsa and milling for her.
From what I could see, Cajsa behaved normally, except that she kept to the kids.
Even though she did not let Raisin get close to them, she still sought contact with Raisin.
Something must have happened because now Raisin has been gone since midsummer evening, and I’m very sad.
It is possible that she has been run over or that the fox has taken her, but I still think that this may have something to do with Cajsa and her cubs.
Raisin is a cool cat and has been away before so I know she’s fine, but will she come back? If not now when the kids are out of the house?
Can I do something to lure her back, for example, have the kids in the basement instead of like now, studying right beside the front door?
Is this a common behavior in cats when the “family picture” changes?
Do I dare to hope to see Raisin again?
Another question: Raisin is a good hunter and not many mice are safe for her.
Since giving birth, however, she has seldom taken any prey and kept it to herself, but always called on Cajsa.
When does a cat cease to be the mother of its adult pup?
Is the maternal instinct still there after one year?
Can add that both are ordinary “farm cats”.
Hi Franka!
It is not uncommon to hear that this happens when there are kittens and there are two female cats in the family.
We have our dear animals as a gift and you can only assume that even though she is happy, it may be that she has simply decided to move and look for a new home.
Unfortunately, it can also be the case that something serious has happened. You do not know that. Hopefully she has come back because you wrote that she used to go away sometimes.
If you do not have Cajsa as a breeding tax, it might be a good idea to sterilize her anyway if Raisin has returned.
An unneutered female is usually at the top of the rank and since she is Raisin’s daughter, well speculation again maybe then mother Raisin thought that now she is an adult herself and there is no place for me here.
Jealousy of the kittens, well there are many reasons why she left. But now do not sit and accuse yourself.
This does not have to happen at all in any case, and you can not know how everything will be because all cats are different and the personality varies so much between cat to cat.
Some accept this without problems and others do not.
What you can do yourself. Of course, put up notes everywhere, talk to people. Someone should have seen her.
You can record the other cat’s sound if they were now close to each other so that this attracts the cat home again.
If they were not close to each other, it will probably have the opposite effect. To go out and shout at dusk when it’s a little calmer.
To pray a prayer when you go to bed and really send thoughts that Raisin came home, we miss you so much. You have to try a few different things.
I really hope she comes home again.
The cat side also has a department for missing cats. Post pictures there and as I said call the police and put up notes and look. As I said, I hope you find out what happened.
This is usually the worst thing, not to find out what happened.
But again we only have our cats for free and sometimes we do not understand why they just move even though we have done everything we can for them to thrive and love them so much.
Cats are free souls in fur.