What change(s) in behavior occur after pregnancy/birthing.?

Two very bonded, non-sibling cats, almost one year old, one boy, one girl. Boy impregnates girl. How will her behavior change toward him during the course of the pregnancy? Will he expect her to continue to play with him as she gets bigger, or will he, on some level, understand that she has %26quot;changed?%26quot; How will she react to him as her pregnancy progresses? After giving birth? How will he react to the newborns? After the kittens are grown up and gone, will their friendly relationship, maybe not the playfulness, but their mutual contentment from contact with one another (examples, curling up and sleeping with each other, grooming one another) resume? Can anyone speak to this from your past personal experience? Thanks.What change(s) in behavior occur after pregnancy/birthing.?
Intact males have been known to attack and kill newborn kittens, so you will have to keep them separated and safe for the first few weeks. The mother cat will eventually go back to normal with the boy, but if he comes anywhere near in the first few weeks of the kittens life the mother cat (I have seen this in the most gentle, docile cats) will freak out and go after him like you wouldn't believe. They are VERY protective mothers. During the pregnancy she will be come more and more affectionate, but will probably keep her distance more and more from the other cat as pregnancy progresses. What change(s) in behavior occur after pregnancy/birthing.?
..not really sure why you are breeding these cats and thinking they are %26quot;lovers%26quot;... I have a male and female, both fixed (because I actually care about kittens cats, and I know that thousands of them are homeless, and getting euthanized everyday) and they both still cuddle and play with each other. Besides, one year old is way to young to let a female cat have kittens... her body isn't even fully matured yet. Stop contributing to the extreme over population of cats and being irresponsible and get your cats neutered and spayed. What change(s) in behavior occur after pregnancy/birthing.?
You can never really tell what is going to happen. You don't say what the breed is, and you're not sure who the sire and dam are either, so you don't know the bloodline. There are no pics posted either.



Since you appear to be intelligent, I'll hit you with some facts regarding breeding:



Breeding is not just putting two animals together and hoping for the best. It's a proven process where you want to improve the breed. This is the ONLY reason you should breed an animal. You know who the sire is, and choose them for their bloodline, and for their health. They are always papered, checked and verified by the vet to confirm their health, since most health issues can be magnified in the kittens.



Same goes for the dam; she needs to be of great health, great disposition, and her mother should have been a great dam to the kittens. You have a better chance of her being a great mother, and knowing what to do.



Since there has been so much backyard breeding, all the health issues of the parents, and the parents before, are bred into the kittens being born today.



Who could say, you could have no problems at all, but let me tell you, having a kitten with deformeties is heartbreaking. A cleft palet is just a sad thing to see, and you've got to be trained in the breed to know what to do if something goes wrong. Dams will immediately kill any kitten where they sense something is wrong. Normally you won't see it but they will. I've seen dams kill the entire litter, with a breeder that chose a different sire. Something was wrong, and she stepped out for only half an hour.



I bred for years, because of love of the breed. I'm not sure why you're doing it, because you don't say. That brings up all sorts of red flags. If you're going to do it, educate yourself on the breed, and be prepared for anything.



Both animals should be checked and their papers verified. They should be of a certain age, and there should be NO health issues. Rarely are they from the same household, as having two unaltered animals is sheer torture for them and for you. Animals breed because they can, not because they want to.



So if you're going to breed your pair, I would suggest putting aside approx. 2K-5K for vet bills, having set appointments with the vet, keeping them separated, since it's not good to have the sire with the kittens, as they normally kill them.



Then be prepared if the female isn't a good mother. You're left with raising the kittens on their own. And god forbid something goes wrong. You need to be responsible for whatever happens.



This is why millions of cats are euthanized a year. Because people see cats as really cute, until they mature, are not spayed or neutered, and then get thrown out, because people don't educate themselves.



If you think I'm being rude, then fine. But if you take anything from this, take the time to get the education on breeding before you do it. It's your choice and not the cats.