A Mothers Love (Cat Edition)

The mother cat is washing/licking her cute, little kitten!

5 Facts about Mother Cats...

1) A mother cat is called a "queen".
Cat colonies are actually matriarchal and male cats tend to make way for the queens.

2) They can have kittens from different fathers.
A cats mating period can last for a week and during that time she can mate with several males. This can account for litters of kittens that all look very different.

3) They can have kittens days apart.
Because the mating window lasts for several days, you can also end up with kittens that are a few days more developed than the rest of the litter. It's not unusual for a mother cat to deliver kittens, and then deliver more in the next day or so.

4) They purr during labor.
Purring is generally thought of as a noise made in pleasure, but it's also believed to be a self relaxation technique during labor.

5) They have between 1 and 9 kittens.
Although this is the average litter size, the largest recorded litter was 19 kittens.