Feral mother cats teach their kittens to avoid humans and to defend themselves in order to survive. (meowcatrescue.org)
In the Summer of 2007, within one three week period, Sara and Morene rescued three feral mother cats and in rapid succession ended up with 22 kittens. (sheltermeinc.org)
It is also beneficial to take the feral mother cat out of the cat as soon as the kittens are weaned. (thoroughlyreviewed.com)