Neighbour claiming her cat is the father of kittens and demanding half the litter

shaun_from_Africa

Well, if the neighbours tomcat forced himself on your female cat, there should be a charge of about £100 for this service.

To be honest, even if they were willing to pay for the legitimate costs involved, I don't think I would consider letting them have a kitten.

patchwork_cat

You should not leave a house cat unneutered as if you do not let a female cat have cats they risk getting pyometra also if they are allowed to come into heat often they will lose weight and become malnourished.

Be honest you intended this cat to have kittens. A queen in the house on heat is not something you do often without having them spayed!

theoldcynic

After the DNA test (at their cost) proves the parentage I would contact the CSA (Cat Support Agency) for maintenance and tell them they need to consult the cat protection court for custody. Could work out more costly for them in the long run.

I did have a little chuckle.. when you think you've heard it all eh?!

Seriously though, call the police and log a report and please don't let them have any of your kittens. They obviously have no idea about what costs are involved in responsibly looking after kittens, or how to have an outdoor Tom responsibly spayed (i'm glad you're getting your house cat spayed now). Pets never come free!

I'd also be worried about their aggressive traits and how that would impact on the care of the cats.

You might also find that once the novelty of having a kitten wears off that the cat might end up back on your doorstep under the guise that it misses it's mum or something else just as ludicrous. Or being told you are liable for it's future bills as you own it's mum.

Mrs_Arcanum

Given that every kitten "could" have a different father your neighbour is wasting his time and yours. Get this behaviour on record with the police.

paddy's_mum

In your shoes, I might be very tempted to put all the kittens but one into a basket and deliver them to the neighbour, but without the mother cat.

Wonder how they'd feel then with having to constantly feed, clean and clear up behind half a dozen tinies, as well as having to fork out for the substitute milk, food, litter, jabs ....

I did it once, many years ago, with two orphaned-at-birth guinea pigs and after just a few days of 2-hourly feeds, day and night, I was exhausted.

Perhaps your neighbours should be careful what they wish for!

krlyr

mildred1978 wrote: »

So you do know the paternity!

House cat or not, the world does not need more (pointless) domestic cats. Your failure to spay was highly irresponsible.

Even if OP saw the neighbour's cat mating hers, it does not guarantee parentage. She may have been mated previously as cats will continue to accept mates over the length of their cycle - cats have a slightly unusual reproductive system where multiply eggs go into various spots in the uterine horn, so as someone else mentioned, every kitten could have a different father!

patchwork_cat wrote: »

You should not leave a house cat unneutered as if you do not let a female cat have cats they risk getting pyometra also if they are allowed to come into heat often they will lose weight and become malnourished.

Be honest you intended this cat to have kittens. A queen in the house on heat is not something you do often without having them spayed!

Or OP could have been waiting for the cat to be older/more mature and intending to spay them at a later date, believing that as a housecat, pregnancy wasn't going to be an issue. Once in season, some vets prefer not to spay due to the increased bloodflow so maybe OP was waiting. I don't see any need to accuse OP of lying about the situtation when you don't even know them.

mildred1978

krlyr wrote: »

Even if OP saw the neighbour's cat mating hers, it does not guarantee parentage. She may have been mated previously as cats will continue to accept mates over the length of their cycle - cats have a slightly unusual reproductive system where multiply eggs go into various spots in the uterine horn, so as someone else mentioned, every kitten could have a different father!



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By the way the OP worded it, this cat wasn't out getting jiggy with other cats.

calicocat

Another vote for logging this with the police for sure.

They sound quite unstable , aggressive , and unpredictable.

And don't give them a kitten !

A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine

mildred1978 wrote: »

By the way the OP worded it, this cat wasn't out getting jiggy with other cats.

Cats are roaming creatures though, and unless the OP followed the cat outside without losing site of her, saw the 2 cats mating, then straight away managed to grab her cat and put her back indoors, then it is more than conceivable that the cat has had several unknown suitors! It only needs a few seconds :cool:

What a funny thread! Strange neighbors; has your son spoken to his friend about the bizarre actions of his parents?

gettingready

krlyr wrote: »

Read the above post, housecat that got out, unfortunate accident.

Really? What about the below?

i would let them know when they were and how much.