when do cats generally have kittens
Some females have three litters each year, with a gestation period of approximately 65 days. Cats, like many wild animals, overproduce to ensure survival of the species, thus feral cats have many kittens. Kitten mortality rates are usually very highÃ¯Â¿Â½over 50% among kittens. Many become sick from usually curable diseases, such as respiratory infections, but without medical treatment, the weak kittens usually perish. Those cats surviving the first six to eight weeks often build up immunities to common cat diseases, and once controlled and stabilized, a colony remains healthy and viable for many years under the care and supervision of caretakers.